Perfect for those days when you don’t want to turn on the oven-these No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars taste just like eating a peanut butter cup.
There is just so much to love about these bars.
It all started with the crust. There was a sale on Oreos. I tried to walk past. And I did. I walked past the first 2 spots in the store where they had Oreos on display. That old saying about three’s a charm, good things happen in threes, or say something three times to remember it.
Well, I bought 3 packages. It was a good sale.
The kids and I like to have cookie parties every now and then. We grab the gallon of milk, the cups and a package of cookies and have at it. But usually we’re on vacation. Where I’m not willing to bake up cookies anyway.
The kids ate a few of the cookies and then started searching for something homemade. I really didn’t buy the Oreos for them anyway. Oreos make an awesome crust!
There was also a good sale on cream cheese. It was fate. All that was left to decide was what flavor?
Maybe it was looking at the leftover (from Easter) peanut butter cups (they’re going in ice cream this weekend) or my youngest sitting on the couch eating a spoonful of peanut butter. Or maybe it was the peanut butter jar left out on the counter.
Whatever it was, I’m thankful. These bars are rich, creamy, smooth, and melt in your mouth good. Just like a peanut butter cup.
And drizzling chocolate ganache on the top is just fun. And makes everything look fancier.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
Peanut Butter Layer
Chocolate layer
Chocolate Ganache
Instructions
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Haha, I love all your sale stories! Clearly these bars were just MEANT to happen!
Chocolate and peanut butter is a combo that I want to eat everydayallday, so I am in LOVE with these bars. Perfect for the warmer weather that is finally coming! Pinning!
Haha, I don’t think I’d be able to walk past Oreos on sale 3 times either! I love a good no-bake cheesecake, especially when it gets hot out. And chocolate and peanut butter? Even better!
Hi, I love your page, so many great recipes! I was wondering, for your No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, when you make the Oreo crust, do you use the creme filling in the Oreos too, or just the cookies? Thanks for your help! 🙂
Yes, I use the creamy middle of the cookie. Helps the crust bind together with less butter.
Thanks Joan! 🙂
Perfection is what these bars are!
Dang girl! The grocery store was speaking to you! These bars look heavenly!
Joan, these look absolutely amazing! Gorgeous! I love a good no bake treat, so perfect for summer!
OH my goodness, this looks so delicious! I love that it’s no-bake, too 🙂
So, I usually use all natural peanut butter (like Adam’s, nothing added, just peanuts and salt), but I know that in another one of my peanut butter bar recipes, it doesn’t work as well as something like Jif or Skippy. What do you think would work better in this recipe? Sometimes, the consistency is off with the natural peanut butter and I want to make sure I get this one right! Looks delicious!
Because this is no-bake, you should be able to use all natural peanut butter with no problem in this recipe. All natural peanut butter is thicker than Jif or Skippy so I would start with 1/3 cup and add more if needed for taste. Enjoy!
Chocolate peanut butter? That’s amazing! I’m loving every layer of these bars. And of course, it’s a no bake recipe that is why its perfect! And the chocolate ganache drizzle on time looks really fancy. Yum!
My crust didn’t stick to my bars. I didn’t keep the center of the cookies though so that may have affected the stick-to-ness. Next time I will either keep the centers or use more butter. They still taste flippin awesome though. Just have a bitty crumb coat instead of a 1/4″ or so one 🙂
in the 4th step there is a typo it is supposed to say from but it says form
Thanks for letting me know, it’s corrected now.
Made these a few weeks ago and they were delicious. The work was a bit fiddly, but worth the effort. And, I loved the different layers as well. Thanks for sharing.