Creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
If you like Reese peanut butter cups, you will love this recipe.
CRUST
- one stick butter [1/2cup]
- one 9-inch pie crust
CHOCOLATE LAYERS
- 15 ounces milk chocolate chips
(about 2½ cups)
PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 stick (½ cup) salted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325°
- Open the pie and crumble it.
- Add butter and mix together completely.
- Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8-by-8-inch baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Melt chocolate in double boiler over slightly simmering water. Or microwave the chocolate, stirring every 30 seconds, until completely melted.
- Pour half of the melted chocolate into the pan and smooth evenly over crust.
- Place pan in refrigerator Keep remaining chocolate warm.
- Prepare the peanut butter filling: mix peanut butter and butter together until smooth using spoon.
- Slowly beat powdered sugar and then add vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread peanut butter filling over the chilled chocolate layer.
- Finish by pouring remaining warm chocolate over filling and spreading smooth.
- Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour or until firm.
- Cut into bars to serve.
Yield: 24 to 36 bars
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