Dessert for 12

Peanut Butter Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Bars
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 2 cups confectioner's sugar; 1 cup peanut butter; 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 4 tbsp peanut butter

$3.76for 425 minServes 12

These chilled bars combine a buttery graham cracker base with peanut butter and a smooth chocolate topping.

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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, 11 oz$0.14/oz typical	11 oz	$1.58Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 9 oz$0.45/oz typical	9 oz	$4.05Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.29

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.

25 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.94 per serving$3.76 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tbsp peanut butter

Steps

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, then stir in the graham cracker crumbs, confectioner's sugar, and one cup peanut butter.
Press the mixture firmly into a greased 8-inch square pan.
Melt the chocolate chips with four tablespoons peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Spread the chocolate mixture over the base.
Chill the bars for 12 minutes, or until firm, before cutting.