Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Bars
Nearly 60 thousand views on my old food blog. These needed to make a comeback. Once you make these, you will understand why they are so popular.
Reese's Peanut Butter Bars
Always a crowd favorite. These bars can be made a day or two ahead of a time which is perfect when you need to bring a treat to share. If you make them when you have nobody to share them with you will eat the entire pan. I warned you.
Ingredients
2 cups (or about 2 packages graham crackers) fine graham cracker crumbs
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup (2 sticks butter), melted
1 cup, plus 5 tablespoons peanut butter, divided.
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Non-stick cooking spray
*If you want to make this gluten free, substitute gluten free graham crackers in the crust.
Directions
Prep:If using whole graham crackers (my recommendation) , pulse them in a food processor until they are fine crumbs, do this in 2 batches (1 package at a time).
1. In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave, after mixing butter into the recipe, reserve bowl for a second use.
2. Spray the bottom and side of a 9X13 pan well with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
3. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, 1 cup peanut butter and melted butter in a large bowl. Mix until moistened and mixture is well combined and sticks together. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a 13X9 pan into an even crust. Set aside.
4. Using the bowl you used to melt the butter, add in the chocolate chips and 5 tablespoons of peanut butter. Melt the chocolate mixture in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth, being careful not to burn.
5. Pour melted chocolate mixture evenly over the peanut butter crust. Let cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour. If you are running low on time, you can stick them in the freezer and they should be ready in about 30 minutes.
6. Cut into squares and serve.
* Since they are no bake, I recommend storing them in the fridge until ready to serve, they will hold their shape and texture better.
