Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
A no-bake bar of biscuit crumb and peanut butter, covered with melted milk chocolate and chilled until firm.
Make Ahead and Storage
Keeps in the fridge for 1 week.
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
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Line a 20 cm square tin with foil. Mix the biscuit crumbs, melted butter, peanut butter and icing sugar into a firm dough.
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Press the dough firmly into the tin and level the top.
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Melt the chocolate in short bursts in the microwave, stirring, and spread over the base.
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Chill for 2 hours until firm. Lift out and cut into 16 bars with a hot knife.
A Few Pointers
- Grind the biscuits finely.
- Press the base down firmly.
- If the chocolate seizes, stir in a teaspoon of oil.
- Warm the knife for clean cuts.
Behind the Recipe
Biscuit crumbs, butter, peanut butter, icing sugar, chocolate: five things, no oven, and a bar that tastes like a famous sweet. Only the chocolate needs heat.
Blitz the biscuits to fine crumbs. Coarse pieces make a bar that falls apart. Mix the crumbs with the melted butter, peanut butter and icing sugar into a dough that holds when squeezed. If it crumbles, add a spoonful more peanut butter.
Press it firmly into a lined tin. The firmer the press, the cleaner the cut. A flat glass or the back of a spoon works better than your fingers.
Melt the milk chocolate in the microwave for 2 minutes in short bursts, stirring between each, and spread it over the base. Chill for 2 hours until firm. Cut with a hot knife into 16 bars, and eat them cold. Cut the bars small, as the combination of peanut butter and chocolate is very rich.
What to Put Next to It
Cold milk · Hot coffee · Banana slices · Hot chocolate
Questions About Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
How long does Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars take to make?
About 20 minutes of hands-on work — 15 minutes of preparation and 5 minutes of cooking — plus 2 hours of Chilling, so allow 2 hours 20 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 16.
What are the key tips for making Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars?
Grind the biscuits finely. Press the base down firmly. If the chocolate seizes, stir in a teaspoon of oil. Warm the knife for clean cuts.
What should I serve with Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars?
Cold milk; Hot coffee; Banana slices; Hot chocolate.
How should Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars be stored?
Keeps in the fridge for 1 week.
Is Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars?
About 247 kcal per serving, with 4 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate and 15 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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