Peanut Butter Bars (Print Version)
Layers of smooth peanut butter and a chocolate cap make these cool bars super quick to whip up and easy to pass around.
# Ingredients:
→ Peanut Butter Base
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1.25 ml salt
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5 ml vanilla extract
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60 g graham cracker crumbs
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240 g powdered sugar
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115 g unsalted butter, melted
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480 ml creamy peanut butter
→ Chocolate Topping
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15 g unsalted butter
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30 ml creamy peanut butter
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85 g semi-sweet chocolate chips
# Steps:
01 -
Use the extra parchment at the edges to lift the slab out of the pan. Warm up a sharp knife (run it under hot water, then dry) and cut the slab into 24 neat bars.
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Pop the pan in your fridge and let everything firm up for a couple of hours, or until that chocolate on top is set.
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Once the chocolate mixture’s ready, pour and smooth it evenly right on top of your peanut butter base with a spatula.
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Toss chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a bowl safe for microwaves. Nuke it in 30-second bursts, stirring between, till it’s silky and mixed up.
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Dump all that peanut butter dough into your lined baking pan and pack it down tight into an even base.
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Mix in salt, vanilla, graham cracker bits, and powdered sugar with your peanut butter blend till it looks like thick, squishy dough.
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Whisk together that melted butter and peanut butter in a big bowl so they’re totally combined.
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Drape parchment paper over your 23x33 cm pan, making sure there’s some paper hanging over for pulling out later.
# Notes:
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It’s way easier to mix stuff when everything’s not cold from the fridge.
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Heat the knife under running hot water and dry it so you slice through bars super clean.
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The kind of peanut butter you’d find at the store on most shelves will give you the smoothest layer for the base.