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These no bake peanut butter bars are the perfect treat for any occasion. Think lunch lady bars but with pretzels instead of crackers – the salty sweet combination is out of this world.
Peanut Butter Bars with Pretzels
You know when you make something and then the next day you realize you ate the entire pan? (Or is that just me?) Yeah, that was what happened when I made these peanut butter squares. But what can you expect? It’s chocolate and peanut butter… How could you resist THAT?
I’m all about these no bake peanut butter bars since they only take 10 minutes to put together and the refrigerator does the rest of the work. How easy is that?
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Only 5 simple ingredients you may already have
- Quickly assemble these peanut butter squares in no time at all
- It’s a crowd-pleaser! Perfect to make for large parties because everyone loves them!
Ingredients Needed
- Butter: I’m using unsalted butter at room temperature to easily mix ingredients together
- Pretzels: use any shape pretzel you like since we will finely crush them
- Peanut butter: I recommend no-stir, creamy peanut butter to avoid the mess of natural peanut butter
- Chocolate chips: any kind of chocolate chips you like work for this. Like milk or sweet chocolate chips.
How to make no-bake peanut butter bars
- Line a pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Mix melted unsalted butter, pretzels, powdered sugar, and 1 cup of peanut butter in a large bowl until combined.
- Press the mixture firmly into the prepared pan.
- Heat the chocolate chips and the remaining peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.
- Pour the chocolate peanut butter over the bars and spread to evenly coat.
- Chill for at least 1 hour to set, and slice into bars.
Expert Tips
- Be sure to measure the pretzels THEN finely crush them in a food processor or in a large bag with a rolling pin. If you measure the crushed pretzels the mixture will end up being too dry.
- For a thicker bar, make these in a 9×9-inch pan.
- Top with candy or chopped pretzels if you want!
FAQs
You may have added too much pretzels to your
These no-bake peanut butter bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator, depending on how warm your house is.
Yes. To freeze this no-bake peanut butter recipe, be sure to place your bars in a sealed bag or airtight container. Peanut butter bars stay fresh for up to 1 month if frozen.
No Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
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Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons (170g) unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups (70g) pretzels rods or twists , finely crushed
- 1½ cups (170g) powdered sugar
- 1¼ cups (300g) creamy peanut butter , divided
- 1 ½ cups (255g) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a 9×13” pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Place melted butter, pretzels, powdered sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter in a large bowl. Mix by hand until combined. Press firmly into prepared pan.
- Place chocolate chips and remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on HIGH power in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Pour over bars and spread with a spatula to evenly coat. Chill for at least 1 hour to set, slice into bars.
- These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator, depending on how warm your house is. The chocolate will get melty if it’s too hot, so use your judgement on where you should store them.
Recipe Notes
- Be sure to measure the pretzels THEN finely crush them in a food processor or in a large bag with a rolling pin. If you measure the crushed pretzels the mixture will end up being too dry.
- For a thicker bar, make these in a 9×9-inch pan.
These no-bake bars look amazing, Dorothy! Peanut butter and pretzels are the best combination ever! I love the chocolate chip topping on these cuties, too. Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Gayle!!
That’s awesome that Jordan has been making more recipes with you. She totally knocked it out of the park with these bars. Chocolate, peanut butter, and pretzel…I am in love!!!
Now you’re making me wish even harder that we still had Food Network! I love that Jordan was so inspired by this recipe that she had to make it right away; how cool that she has her own blog. Thanks for sharing because I just know my family’s going to love these!
Is it 2 cups of pretzels before or after they are crushed? I remember wanting to make these when I saw the episode…making them this week.
I just scrolled all the way through the comments because I had this exact question, and there’s no answer lol
So which is it? If it’s 2 cups after crushing, how many pretzels is that?
I dont remember how many pretzels it was to begin with but I did use two cups (after they were crushed) of pretzels. I had a full bag so I just crushed a bit at a time until I ended up with 2 Cups. Hope that helps!
My huberoni and I seriously JUST had the BEST PB Pretzel cake of our lives. I’m still dreaming of face planting into it
I had planned to recreate it at home, but you did the hard work for me, so now I will happily stuff my face! Pinned!
PB Pretzel CAKE? I’m dying. Holy cow!!
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