Chocolate Peanut Butter Cracker Bars-a great no-bake treat!
Can we talk about eating? Really, eating habits.
I’m not a breakfast eater. Breakfast for me is usually just a couple of cups of coffee, while I try to get some work done first thing in the morning. It’s one of the downfalls of working from home. I know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I try to instill this in my kids but….I’m a bad example.
This isn’t something new. I’ve always been a breakfast skipper. I remember in High School, catching a ride with my best friend, every morning, we’d stop in at the local convenience store and grab a quick cup of coffee, some donuts and when needed, fill the tank up with $5.00 of gas. Yeah, I know I just dated myself big time. I don’t think we actually filled up the tank, but I contributed $5.00 a week towards the gas and we never seemed to run out. These days, that would only pay for one round trip to the local high school.
I’m not much better at lunch. If I’m still in the groove, I don’t want to stop what I’m doing to sit down for a real meal. Plus, I have this thing about eating alone. I don’t like to do it. Never have. So when hunger pangs start to hit around 2pm, I’ll pop into the kitchen and find something quick to nibble on.
My favorite stand by is Peanut Butter and Crackers. I probably have them at least twice (ok, it’s all about being honest here so three times) a week. I’ve even dipped them in Chocolate. OMG, are they good that way!
It was only a matter of time for me to take my beloved Peanut Butter Crackers to the next level and turn them into a bar.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cracker Bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter, divided
- 3 cups crushed crackers (I use Ritz, about 2 1/2 sleeves)
- 2 cups mini chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup peanut butter and butter in mixing bowl, blend until smooth and creamy. Stir in crushed crackers and 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. Press peanut butter mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan.
- In a small sauce pan, melt remaining chocolate chips with 1/4 cup peanut butter over low heat until smooth.
- Spread melted chocolate evenly over peanut butter mixture. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour. Cut into bars. Keep refrigerated.
Notes
Recipe Source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
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Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
I get moody when I skip breakfast, but if I drink my coffee then I am fine till like 10 and then I am looking for food! Love these bars!
Mallory @ Because I Like Chocolate says
I need breakfast but I know so many people that never eat it. I just can’t do it!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Oh my goodness, this is like the perfect food! 🙂 I am totally making these! Thanks for sharing and pinning! Hope you have a happy Wednesday!
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
These look great! Love the idea of putting crackers in them. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
pb & crackers is the breakfast of champions.
AND NOW THE DESSERT OF CHAMPIONS! LOVE this!
Meghan @ The Tasty Fork says
Chocolate and peanut butter is my ultimate weakness. These bars wouldn’t last more than 20 minutes in my house!!
Deborah says
I adore sweet and salty and I bet these are the best mixture of sweet and salty!!
AmyE says
How funny! I was just looking for a no-bake dessert!
Thanks!
Ursula Hurley says
Joan, most of the recipes from US use Graham Crackers for bases and in Ireland we don’t have Grahams but 2day you used Ritz, which we have here, so could those crackers be interchangeable? Thank you for all your fab treats!
Joan Hayes says
Switching out the Graham Crackers for Ritz Crackers really depends on the recipe. Graham Crackers are a sweet cracker, and Ritz crackers are salty. Instead of using Ritz in place of Graham Crackers you could use any plain cookie, like a shortbread or butter cookie would work well in most recipes. Hope this helps! happy Baking!
mj campbell says
try digestive biscuits – they are the closest thing to graham crackers