Description
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars are blissful layers of creamy peanut butter filling over a buttery crust, topped with silky chocolate ganache—pure dessert bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and ¼ cup peanut butter until combined.
- Press mixture evenly into the bottom of a parchment-lined 8×8 pan; chill for 10 minutes.
- In another bowl, beat remaining peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth; spread over crust.
- Melt chocolate chips with heavy cream until smooth and glossy; pour over peanut butter layer.
- Smooth the top with a spatula and chill for at least 2 hours or until firm.
- Slice into squares and drizzle extra chocolate if desired.
- Store chilled for perfect clean layers.
Notes
- Chilling time is essential for the bars to set properly.
- For a richer chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate chips.
- These bars can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg