Tuesday, March 16, 2010

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars...St. Patrick's Day version

Ingredients:
2 cups peanut butter, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar, divided
3 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels, divided

Directions:
GREASE 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

BEAT 1 1/4 cups peanut butter and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar. With hands or wooden spoon, work in remaining 1 cup powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup morsels. Press evenly into prepared baking pan. Smooth top with spatula.

MELT remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups morsels in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over lowest possible heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spread over graham cracker crust in pan. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chocolate is firm. Cut into bars. Store in covered container in refrigerator.
 
 
St. Patrick's Day Version:
We used the green chips from the Nestle swirled chips from Christmas time inside the bars and then sprinkled the melted chocolate with green sprinkles before putting it in the refrigerator.

Estimated Times:

Preparation - 15 min
Cooking - 2 min
Cooling Time - 1 hrs refrigerating
Yields - 60 bars (5 dozen)

source: VeryBestBaking.com

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