Dessert for 24

Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 22 oreo cookies; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter; 1/3 cup dark brown sugar; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 6 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 1/3 cups creamy peanut butter; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 milk chocolate chips; 6 tbsp heavy cream

$2.42for 440 minServes 24

A cookie crust supports sweet peanut butter filling and a smooth chocolate cream topping in these chilled dessert squares.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Crackers, 22 oz$0.22/oz typical	22 oz	$4.84Typical price
	Butter, 4.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	4.5 oz	$1.80Typical price
	Peanut butter, 13 oz$0.14/oz typical	13 oz	$1.84Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 1 oz$0.45/oz typical	1 oz	$0.45Typical price
	Heavy cream, 3 oz$0.22/oz typical	3 oz	$0.68Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.51

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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Syrups, molasses, powdered sugar

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40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.60 per serving$2.42 for 4

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Ingredients

22 oreo cookies
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
2 cups confectioners' sugar
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/3 cups creamy peanut butter
1/8 tsp salt
1 milk chocolate chips
6 tbsp heavy cream

Steps

Crush the Oreo cookies, mix them with 3 tablespoons melted butter, and press the mixture into an 8-inch square pan.
Beat the peanut butter, brown sugar, confectioners' sugar, 6 tablespoons butter, and salt until smooth.
Spread the peanut butter mixture over the crust and chill it for 10 minutes.
Melt the milk chocolate chips with the heavy cream in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Spread the chocolate mixture over the filling and chill the squares for 20 minutes before cutting.

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