These Peanut Butter Layer Bars are so delicious. Chewy on the inside with crispy edges, this 7 layer bar is made with peanut butter chips and mini peanut butter cups with sweetened condensed milk as the binder.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
✔️ These peanut butter bars are similar to seven layer bars, super simple to make with no mixing bowl involved!
✔️ Chocolate peanut butter fans will love these chewy bars packed with peanut butter flavor!
✔️ It is a delicious treat perfect for special occasions.
🥘 Ingredients
Graham cracker crumbs
Unsalted butter
Sweetened condensed milk
Peanut butter chips
Mini reese’s peanut butter cups
Sweetened coconut flakes
Walnuts
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place the butter in a prepared pan and place it in the oven for 5 minutes, until the butter has melted.
- Remove the pan with melted butter from the oven and sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over top of the melted butter.
- Stir the butter and graham cracker crumbs together with a wooden spoon, then press firmly into the pan to form a crust layer.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of the graham cracker crust.
- Sprinkle evenly in layers the peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups, coconut, and walnuts. Press down firmly on the top layer with your hands to pack ingredients in the baking dish.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into small squares.
🥄 Equipment
9 x 13 baking dish
Wooden spoon
Sharp knife
🥫Storage
Store in an airtight container on in the fridge Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days, on in the fridge up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer up to 3 months.
📖 Variations
- Substitute chopped roasted peanuts for the walnuts.
- Skip the graham cracker and butter layer and press out pre made peanut butter cookie dough into the bottom of the pan to make the bottom layer.
- Instead of mini peanut butter cups, use semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, or butterscotch chips.
💭 Tips
- Be sure to cool the cookie bars completely before cutting. I recommend refrigerating the bars once cool to make sure they are cold as they will be easier to cut.
- If desired, parchment paper can be placed in the baking dish then mix the graham crackers and butter in a mixing bowl and transfer to the dish, pressing to firmly pack the crust in the pan.
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🍽 Serve with...
Serve these peanut butter bars with a glass of low-fat milk or a hot cup of coffee.
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📖 Recipe
Chewy Peanut Butter Layer Bars
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 10 ounces peanut butter chips (1 package)
- 2 cups mini peanut butter cups chopped
- 1½ cups sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees for glass dish). In a 13 x 9 inch baking pan melt butter in oven.
- Remove the pan with melted butter from the oven and sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over top of the melted butter.
- Stir together then press into the pan to form a crust layer.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of the graham cracker crust.
- Sprinkle evenly with the peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups, coconut, and walnuts. Press down firmly to pack ingredients. Bake 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting.
Sandra Shaffer
I usually make these bars for the holidays. Funmy though, I recently made a batch, but not with peanut butter chips! Gotta try this version! Happy birthday to your son! My first born was late too...almost two weeks 🙂
carrie @ frugal foodie mama
Happy Birthday to your son! What a great treat you made to celebrate. 🙂 Love the chocolate/peanut butter combo going here.
sue | theviewfromgreatisland
These little bars have a little bit of everything, love them!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
I love peanut butter so will be bookmarking this to try later. High in protein too.
Ali @ Home & Plate
Yum! This has all the ingredients for a delicious dessert. Easy to make and ingredients already in the pantry. A must try and soon!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I could easily eat a whole pan of these! I am peanut butter obsessed at the moment.
Georgina Ingham | Culinary Travels
These look good, oh so good. I love peanut butter. I love coconut. Combined? Heaven on a plate. I need these in my life. *Runs to pantry to check ingredients & make a shopping list*