Dessert for 16

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 115 g / 1/2 cup / 1 us stick melted salted butter; 1 cup crushed arnott's marie crackers or graham cracker crumbs; 1 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar; 3/4 cup peanut butter; 1 cup dark chocolate chips - the melting kind; 2 tbsp peanut butter

$1.66for 415 minServes 16

Cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and peanut butter form a chilled base topped with melted dark chocolate.

Photo: recipetineats.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.62Typical price
	Crackers, 4 oz$0.22/oz typical	4 oz	$0.88Typical price
	Peanut butter, 8 oz$0.14/oz typical	8 oz	$1.10Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 6 oz$0.45/oz typical	6 oz	$2.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.65

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.42 per serving$1.66 for 4

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Ingredients

115 g / 1/2 cup / 1 us stick melted salted butter
1 cup crushed arnott's marie crackers or graham cracker crumbs
1 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup dark chocolate chips - the melting kind
2 tbsp peanut butter

Steps

Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment.
Stir the melted butter, cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and three-quarter cup peanut butter until combined.
Press the mixture firmly into the pan.
Melt the chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons peanut butter in short microwave bursts, stirring between each burst.
Spread the melted chocolate over the base and chill until firm.