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A side view of cut Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars served on a cutting board with a few pretzels.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Recipe

Delicious, decadent dessert bars to share for the holidays.
Prep Time20 minutes
Idle Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 bars
Calories: 513kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9-inch x 9-inch baking dish
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 2 cups natural peanut butter (no sugar added)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 4 cups powdered sweetener (try Sucanat, coconut sugar, or monk fruit in a blender)
  • 2 cups whole grain pretzels
  • 1½ cups chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp. coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. nuts (or holiday sprinkles)

Instructions

  • Prepare a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. In a mixing bowl, add the peanut butter and butter. Stir with a hand mixer. 
    Butter and peanut butter in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Add the dry ingredients of powdered sweetener, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix again until a thick peanut butter mixture is formed. Set this bowl aside.
    Sweetener, peanut butter and butter mixed together in a mixing bowl.
  • In another microwave-safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Heat in the microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted. Or use a double boiler method to melt this mixture over the stove.
    A bowl filled with chocolate chips and a small amount of coconut oil.
  • Add the peanut butter mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly with a rubber spatula.
    Batter spread evenly in a square baking pan.
  • Place pretzels all on top of the peanut butter layer.
    Pretzels pressed into the peanut butter batter.
  • Pour the melted chocolate onto the pretzels and spread with the rubber spatula.
    The melted chocolate spread evenly over the contents of the baking pan.
  • Lastly, sprinkle with the holiday-themed sprinkles and place into the refrigerator to chill.
    The chilled Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars in a baking pan after chilling.
  • Slice and serve.
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars, cut and stacked on a round, wood cutting board.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg