| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 10 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 16 squares |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for baking dish
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- Kosher salt
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
- 8 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Coat the bottom and sides of an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, stir to combine the confectioners’ sugar, graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and melted butter. Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish and set aside.
- Place the chocolate and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until bubbles start to form around the edges. Pour the cream over the chocolate, let sit for 1 minute and then whisk until completely melted and smooth.
- Pour the ganache over the peanut butter mixture and refrigerate until the chocolate is cooled and set, at least 45 minutes and up to overnight.
- Sprinkle evenly with the flaky sea salt. Cut into squares to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 16 servings |
| Calories | 366 |
| Total Fat | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 14 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg |
| Sodium | 161 mg |
Reviews
Well, Nancy, you have done it again. These are absolutely amazing. These will be my new peanut butter bars. I did add a little bit of my homemade vanilla paste. Unbelievable.
These are heavenly!!!! They are my go-to if I’m in a rush! There are never any left!
These are one of the best bars I have ever made or tasted! They set up perfectly and are easy to cut into portions. The only thing I did differently was melt the butter and then thoroughly stir it into the peanut butter BEFORE mixing it into the rest of the bottom layer’s ingredients. It is much easier that way. Keep leftovers chilled, that is, if there are any left!
Made these but in mini – muffin cups instead for ease of serving. Made 24 with leftover, probably would have made 36 but only had 1 mini tin. Used Trader Joe’s dark chocolate – set up nicely. Don’t skip the salt on top, complements the sweet of the base and the dark chocolate ganache.
I replaced the Graham Crackers with Gluten Free Rolled Oats. Trying to tweak recipes for my newly gluten free niece. They were amazing. I mean really amazing. I really could have eaten the entire pan.
These were like the bars i had a school when i was a kid in the 80’s…AMAZING!!!
I’ve made this several times exactly as the recipe (video) instructs, and it is mind-blowing. My family absolutely loves it. So easy. Perfect ganache. Such a treat.
Excellent! Made several times. Everyone loved them!
Excellent bars! They are best if chilled overnight, will be making them again.
It was good. In our house we think the chocolate ratio to peanut butter was a little much. Next time I’ll half the ganache.