Dessert for 24

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Name: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2 cups creamy peanut butter; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups rice crispy cereal

$2.92for 415 minServes 24

These chilled bars combine graham crumbs, peanut butter, crispy cereal, and chocolate without using the oven.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Crackers, 8 oz$0.22/oz typical	8 oz	$1.76Typical price
	Peanut butter, 18 oz$0.14/oz typical	18 oz	$2.52Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
	Cereal and granola, 2.25 oz$0.20/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.45Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$17.53

Swaps

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

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts No-cook Summer

Typical price

$0.73 per serving$2.92 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups rice crispy cereal

Steps

Melt the butter and 1 cup of peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Stir in the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and salt until evenly blended.
Fold in the rice crispy cereal, then press the mixture into a 9-by-13-inch pan.
Melt the chocolate chips and remaining peanut butter over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Spread the chocolate mixture over the base and chill for 5 minutes before cutting.