Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars

These no bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars are made with layers of crispy Ritz crackers, a gooey filling of butter, graham crackers, and sugar, and a chocolate peanut butter topping. It’s hard to resist one of these homemade candy bars!

 

Homemade candy bars. Sounds dangerous, right?

I mean, I love a good candy bar and the only thing that keeps me from eating them is that I just convince myself to avert my eyes when we’re in the checkout lane at the grocery store.

But here I am, showing you how to make these magical peanut butter candy bars at home. In your own kitchen. Any time you wish.

Danger, my friends. 😉 

The thing is, homemade almost always equals healthier and homemade almost always equals better and homemade definitely always equals…well…me eating more than my fair share of whatever homemade treat it is. Just being honest here. Haha!

The layers of dangerous goodness going on in these peanut butter candy bars is just unreal. Let’s do this!

Ingredient Notes:

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Graham Cracker Layer – You’ll heat together some graham cracker crumbs, butter, milk, white sugar, and packed brown sugar to prepare the gooey, buttery graham cracker layers.

Ritz Crackers – These classic crackers will make up three of the layers in these chocolate peanut butter candy bars. You’ll need two sleeves of Ritz Crackers, or about 75 crackers.

Chocolate Chips – I’m using semi-sweet chocolate chips for the chocolate peanut butter layer but you could use milk chocolate chips or even dark chocolate chips if you prefer.

Peanut Butter – You can use your favorite brand of peanut butter here but I’d probably stick to using a creamy peanut butter.

How To Make Peanut Butter Candy Bars:

Gooey Layer: This recipe is super simple and you’ll start by adding some graham cracker crumbs, white and brown sugar, butter, and milk to a sauce pan. Bring that mix to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes. This is going to make the Gooey Layer of Goodness. <— Official name. 

Ritz Crackers: Next, you’ll grease a 9×13 pan and add a single layer of Ritz crackers along the bottom. Top those crackers with half of the Gooey Layer of Goodness.

Repeat: Now just repeat the layers, ending with more Ritz crackers on top.

Chocolate Peanut Butter: Add some chocolate chips and peanut butter to a bowl and zap it in the microwave until smooth and creamy.

Pour that goodness right over the top.

Chill: You’ll want to let these set up in the fridge for about an hour before you slice and serve. I cut them into squares, but if you really want that candy bar vibe, you can slice into long skinny bars. 

THAT’S IT, FRIENDS!

You have homemade candy bars!

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Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars

Graham cracker crumbs, sugar, milk, and butter melt together on the stove to create the yummy, chewy, sticky, and gooey filling that binds this all together. It’s spread over layers of ritz crackers and then topped off with melted chocolate and peanut butter.

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Prep5 minutes minutes

Cook5 minutes minutes

Chill Time1 hour hour

Total1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Serves 16 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• ▢ 1 cup white sugar
• ▢ 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 3/4 cup butter cubed
• ▢ 1/3 cup milk
• ▢ 2 sleeves Ritz crackers about 75 crackers
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups peanut butter

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Instructions

• In a large saucepan, combine the cracker crumbs, sugars, butter, and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes more.
• Grease a 9×13 pan and place a single layer of Ritz crackers along the bottom. Top with half of the graham cracker crumb mixture. Repeat layers once and then top with the remaining Ritz crackers.
• In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and peanut butter. Microwave on low, stopping to stir occasionally. Do not over cook or the chocolate will burn. Pour over the crackers and refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Tips & Notes:

This recipe works well with club crackers or saltines as well.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1bar| Calories: 417kcal (21%)| Carbohydrates: 41g (14%)| Protein: 6g (12%)| Fat: 26g (40%)| Saturated Fat: 11g (69%)| Cholesterol: 24mg (8%)| Sodium: 228mg (10%)| Potassium: 263mg (8%)| Fiber: 2g (8%)| Sugar: 32g (36%)| Vitamin A: 285IU (6%)| Calcium: 42mg (4%)| Iron: 1.8mg (10%)

Author: Karly Campbell

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

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This post was originally published in March of 2010. It’s been updated with new text and photos in February of 2020. Original photo below.