Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Three chocolate peanut butter bars stacked on top of each other.

An easy recipe that bakes up some dreamy and delicious Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 276kcal

Author Erin @ Suburban Simplicity

Equipment

mixing bowl
Mixing spoon or spatula
9x13 inch baking pan
Small pot

Ingredients

For Crust and Topping

1 15.25 oz box Yellow Cake Mix
½ cup butter melted
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 eggs

For Filling

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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Instructions

Place oven rack in the middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine yellow cake mix, melted butter, peanut butter, and eggs; mix until combined.
Reserving 1 ½ cups of the mixture to crumble on top, press the cake batter into a 9X13 baking pan.
In a small pot over medium to medium-low heat, melt chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter together. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
Spread chocolate mixture over the batter already pressed into the pan, and then crumble the 1½ cups of reserved cake mixture evenly on top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Melting Chocolate: Do not turn the heat in your pot with the chocolate up too high, or the chocolate mixture will burn.

Flavor Option: Add half peanut butter chips and half semi-sweet for a fun twist.

Other Add-Ins: You can add nuts, toasted coconut, or butterscotch chips.

Storing: You can store your cooked and cooled bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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