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December 11, 2012

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark-sure to satisfy the chocolate and peanut butter lover.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bark-sure to satisfy and chocolate and peanut butter lover.

I wasn’t going to post this bark. It’s good, I mean really good. And so easy to make. But I just had other plans for today’s post.

Then I got distracted.

I started watching the Thomas Crown Affair…have you seen that movie? Loved it! Pierce Brosnan, I’ve always had a crush on him. Anyone else remember watching him in Remington Steele?  I love our DVR. I can record things in the middle of the night, then when the kids are off at school and the hubby is at work, I can just watch what I want, without interruption.  Well, anyway, I sat through the movie, on my bed, with all the pillows behind me, and the container of the bark on my nightstand…and well, by the time the movie was over. The container was empty. In my defense, it wasn’t full. But it’s really that good.

It was just something I threw together. You could use any candy bar, but Reese’s, common, who doesn’t love a Reese’s? Chocolate and peanut butter, best combination ever! These were the last of the “I bought a ton of Halloween candy, the day after Halloween” candy. Good thing Christmas is just a few weeks away, I’ll be able to restock my candy supply again.

The addition of the peanuts, gave this bark a little crunch and just the right amount of salty to complement the peanut butter and chocolate.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bark-sure to satisfy and chocolate and peanut butter lover.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark
 

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark

Ingredients

  • 1 package chocolate candy coating (almond bark or candy melts)
  • 1 bag Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (14-18 snack size cups)
  • 1-2 cups dry roasted peanuts
  • 1-2 teaspoons shortening (if needed)

Instructions

  1. Place Peanut Butter cups in freezer for about 30 minutes.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper, set aside.
  3. Melt chocolate according to package directions or my personal favorite, in a small crock pot.
  4. Remove peanut butter cups from freezer and chop into large pieces. Return to freezer until ready to use.
  5. Once chocolate is melted and smooth stir in peanut butter cups and peanuts, just to coat. If chocolate seems a little thick, you can add the shortening.
  6. Spread chocolate onto prepared pan, using a spatula or the back of a spoon to spread to the edges. Let chocolate set up then cut or break into pieces. Store in air tight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

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Filed Under: Barks, Candy, Gifts Tagged With: almond bark, Bark, candy, chocolate, Hershey's, Holiday, Peanut Butter, peanut butter cups, peanuts, reese's

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Comments

  1. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    December 11, 2012 at 3:52 am

    Best bark ever!!!!! LOVE this Joan!

  2. Jocelyn says

    December 11, 2012 at 4:47 am

    Oh baby! I would devour that entire bark in one sitting! I agree the best ever!!!!

  3. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    December 11, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Seriously? It’s 6:30am and I’m totally craving chocolate peanut butter now!!!

  4. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    December 11, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    Alas, peanut butter cups do not have a long life span in our house so I’m impressed yours survived from Halloween. I usually feel that I’d rather just eat them plain than bother to put them into a recipe but this bark makes me rethink that. I love it! And it wouldn’t last long here either… 😉

  5. The Cooking Actress says

    December 11, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Reese’s make me so happy. This bark looks so delicious and chocolatey/pb-ery!

  6. Lesa @Edesias Notebook says

    December 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Oh my goodness. That looks amazing. Great idea, Joan!

  7. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    December 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Hello gorgeous, I want you in my belly.

  8. Rachel (I Love My Disorganized Life) says

    December 11, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Oh my gosh LOVE Remington Steele! Huge favorite. Used to watch it with my mom ans sisters. However, I think I’m going to love this bark even more. We are huge chocolate/peanut butter fans in this family. Already pinned!

    • Rachel (I Love My Disorganized Life) says

      December 13, 2012 at 5:22 am

      So glad you linked this up today, Joan…the world NEEDS this!

  9. Neighbor Chick says

    December 11, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Wow. If I make these, the kids will go nuts. We are a peanut butter cup kinda family. Yum!! (tweeting this now) Have a lovely day!!

  10. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    December 11, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    I love chocolate and peanut butter! This is my kind of bark!

  11. Heather Kinnaird says

    December 11, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    what a great bark idea – who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter

  12. Patty says

    December 12, 2012 at 12:24 am

    This combination of flavors in a bark sound down right addictive!! Now I want to watch a movie tonight, don’t have any bark though, poor me;-(

  13. Redawna says

    December 12, 2012 at 2:50 am

    Wow, what a fabulous idea!
    I forsee many batches in my future.

  14. Lisa {Authentic Suburban Gourmet } says

    December 12, 2012 at 4:43 am

    WOW – I absolutely LOVE this recipe. The combo is simply perfect. I would have a hard time sticking to one piece.

  15. Jen Laceda | Tartine and Apron Strings says

    December 12, 2012 at 5:14 am

    Loved Thomas Crown Affair! What’s better than the movie? Biting into your delicious bars! So awesome…!

  16. Colleen says

    December 12, 2012 at 9:49 am

    This bark looks Fantastic. Thanks 4 the recipe.
    About how many pounds does 1 batch make?

  17. Michelle's Tasty Creations says

    December 12, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Joan,
    These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them. I am on my way to Target now to get the Reese’s for this bark!
    Michelle

  18. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    December 12, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Oh baby. I want this bark in my face right this second!

  19. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    Peanut butter and chocolate together can NEVER be wrong!

  20. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    These look SO good..making these for sure!:)

  21. Enjoying the Epiphany says

    December 13, 2012 at 2:32 am

    This looks so amazing! I am your newest follower and was kinda maybe sorta hopin’ that you’d pop by my blog and follow me back!

    xoxo-
    Sarah
    http://www.enjoyingtheepiphany.com

  22. Crystelle Boutique says

    December 13, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Oh my, this sounds yummy….. I think my family wants this… (or is it me…?)

    hugs x
    Crystelle

  23. Crystal says

    December 13, 2012 at 11:57 am

    I’m already planning my afternoon to work in shopping for the ingredients and making it tonight! I’ll have to hide it from my husband because I won’t have any for Christmas! Thanks!

  24. Our Pinteresting Family says

    December 13, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    I’m so glad you shared this recipe. It looks amazing. 🙂 Megan

  25. Magic of Spice says

    December 14, 2012 at 2:28 am

    I love that movie…would love to watch it again while snacking on these delightful treats 🙂

  26. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    December 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Oh my goodness! Could this bark be anymore perfect? It looks incredible and SO easy to make. I adore peanut butter bark recipes and this has to be the best one I’ve seen ever. 🙂

  27. The Café Sucré Farine says

    December 14, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    I can’t think of anything better, these look totally decadent and totally amazing. I can see why the container was empty!

  28. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    Awesome!! Questions: what size pan did you use? Is the candy coating stuff in the baking aisle?

  29. Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking & More says

    December 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Joan, you are a GENIUS!!! I LOVE that you put the peanut butter cups in the bark – I never would have thought of that. Thanks for sharing at Wicked Good Wednesdays! See you next week!!

  30. Maria says

    December 17, 2012 at 4:58 am

    Oh my goodness this looks absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!! What a great treat, especially for Christmas! YUM!!! Thanks for sharing!

  31. Tonna @ Navy Wifey Peters says

    December 17, 2012 at 5:18 am

    Yummy! Chocolate + Peanuts = Yumminess!

    T’onna @ Submarine Sunday #11
    http://www.navywifeypeters.blogspot.com/2012/12/submarine-sunday-11.html

  32. Christin@FortMillSCLiving says

    December 17, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    Yes! Chocolate and Peanut Butter is the best combination ever!Love Pierce Brosnan too!

  33. Connie says

    December 17, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    Loved this post, and the movie 🙂 I’ll be featuring you on Wednesday. Thanks for linking up with me.

  34. Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen says

    December 18, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    1. Love Pierce Bronson!
    2. Huge Remington Steele Fan!
    3. Was SOOOO Mad at NBC when they would let him out of his contract to play bond and we had to suffer through Timothy Dalton, whom I love in Shakespeare but not so much as Bond.
    4. Can I have some of that Bark?

    • Rebecca Bird says

      June 29, 2014 at 4:42 pm

      I know this is an old post, but I can’t let a mention of Pierce Brosnan go unanswered. When Remington Steele was on television, it, for some odd reason, was on late at night rather than prime time in our area. I totally fell head over heels for Pierce Brosnan and Remington Steele and felt like he was my little secret. Years later, I ran across the first season in a Blockbuster store. I rented them to show my children and partially convince myself how silly I was. Wrong! I fell back in love with him and the show. Now my children all love Remington Steele and I bought every season.(Something I don’t tend to do.) My 18 year old daughter just requested them to watch while she recovered from her wisdom teeth removal. We’re back on them again!

      • Joan Hayes says

        June 29, 2014 at 9:43 pm

        I think Pierce will always be my favorite TV crush!

  35. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    December 18, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Joooooaaannn!! You are killing me here! How could I NOT make this recipe? How could I not sit in front of the TV watching a Pierce Brosnan movie and eat the whole batch? At least I’ll have you to blame 😉 Pinned and featuring tomorrow. Thank you {sort of} for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

  36. Melissa Bo says

    December 21, 2012 at 12:25 am

    oh my! this recipe looks so good! =)

    I love Chocolate!

  37. Carissa Rasmussen says

    December 22, 2012 at 6:05 am

    please get in my mouth right now!

  38. AndiWinslow says

    December 24, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Hi Joan I should of known you were behind this post! You had me at peanut butter. I have printed it, so when can I make it. They look so good. I purchase candy after the fact also. I hve peanut butter cups in my pantry, I had made this past summer baked samore that were excellent gone before I even got picture of them. I need another holiday! I just posted today chocolate covered peanuts that are to die for. I am so impressed with the recipe please if you can come check it out. Happy Holidays Andi the wednesday baker. blogspot.com

  39. The Mandatory Mooch says

    December 26, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Joan, This looks so delicious and easy. My kind of recipe. I like this post so much that it will be FEATURED this week on Tasty Thursdays. The party is live tonight. Thanks, Nichi

  40. Debi @ Adorned From Above says

    December 28, 2012 at 6:45 am

    This looks delicious. I would love for you to share this with this weeks Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop. It runs from Wednesday through midnight Sunday. Here is the link to the party.
    https://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/12/5-fun-posts-and-wednesdays-adorned-from.html
    Debi @ Adorned From Above
    Marci @ Stone Mountain Cottage
    Debi

  41. Cindy Harris says

    May 11, 2013 at 10:50 am

    This is my love language I’m sure!!!!!

  42. Ashley | CenterCutCook says

    October 17, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    Ha! I always had a crush on Pierce Brosnan too! 🙂 I’m a sucker for all things peanut butter! This bark is going on my list of things I must make this fall! Pinning and sharing on my Facebook page tomorrow! 🙂

  43. Kate@Diethood says

    October 18, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    All my PB and Chocolate dreams just came true!!! This is awesome, Joan!

    I LOVE that movie! Haven’t seen it in a loooong time.

  44. Wendy says

    February 15, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Make it even better: Line a baking sheet with graham crackers, cover with a mixture of butter, brown and white sugar (1 lb butter 1/4 cup each sugar – melt and bring to a boil then let simmer for 4 mins over low heat – THEN pour over graham crackers). Bake at 350 for 11 mins, remove from oven and pour your chocolate peanut butter mixture over it…shove in the fridge for 2 hours. Best thing you’ll ever taste – I also make with white chocolate and butterfingers. My friends call it crack.

  45. Jenni says

    July 6, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Do you happen to know the cups equivalent for the chopped peanut butter cups? I have a bag of prechopped peanut butter cups. Thanks! These look so yummy! I loves reeses peanut butter cups!!!

    • Joan Hayes says

      July 7, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      It’s about a cup and a half of chopped candy but if you have a little more or a little less, it’ll still taste yummy!

  46. Debbie B says

    November 13, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    These sound amazing and I think I am going to make two batches and add pretzels in the second batch. That way my hubby knows which is his batch. Mmmm.
    .

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