No bake desserts are incredible, let’s face it. No need to turn on the oven and they are always quick and easy to make! Now… I cheated just a little to brown the top of the marshmallows and melt them all together BUT you can use a kitchen torch or you don’t even have to brown them if you don’t want to! These No Bake Peanut Butter S’more Bars are perfect for any picnic and pot-luck this summer!
No Bake Peanut Butter S’more Bars
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Layer:
- 1 C. butter
- 1 C. peanut butter smooth
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract optional
- 2 C. graham cracker crumbs
- 2 C. powdered sugar
Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer:
- 1 1/4 C. chocolate chips
- 1/4 C. peanut butter smooth
- 1 1/2 C. mini marshmallows more if needed to cover
Instructions
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1. On the stove top, melt butter and peanut butter together. Stir until smooth and remove from heat.
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2. Add in vanilla extract, graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar and stir until well combined.
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3. Spread into a 9 X 9 or 9 X13 pan (I lined mine with parchment to help lift it out easily.
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4. Chocolate Layer: Place chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Remove and stir. Continue to heat in microwave in 20 second intervals until smooth.
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5. Pour chocolate over graham cracker layer and shake pan to distribute evenly.
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6. Wait for 5 or so minutes and then cover with marshmallows. Depending on your man you may need more than the recommended amount!
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7. Place in refrigerator for 20 minutes to let set.
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8. Serve as is OR you can put into the oven on "broil" for about 1 minute and 30 seconds. But watch carefully because marshmallows can burn FAST! I honestly just sit and watch the marshmallows and pull them out when they get toasty 🙂 You can pop the pan back into the fridge until ready to serve!
I like to line my pan with foil or parchment so that once the bars are set I can just lift up on the foil/parchment and pull the whole thing out easily to cut into squares 🙂
No Bake S’mores Fudge
I loved the graham layer!! 2 thumbs up.
Mercy these are good!!!! I made them last night and we just ate them for an office birthday! So easy to make too. And the parchment paper…. Brilliant idea.
Beware tho… They are RICH!!!! A small piece goes a long way! I was worried I was cutting them into too small of pieces, but they could have been smaller!!
Definitely will make these again…. And again…. And again!
I love no bake desserts, and these bars look so good!
Yeah, bite-sized pieces are great for parties!
Made these this afternoon and couldn’t stop eating them! So delicious! Thanks 🙂
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These are so yummy!
I take these to my daughters annual BBQ and they are a hit. They are always the first to go.