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Homemade, Easy, No-Bake Peanut Butter Cups or Bars
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 6 to 8 large peanut butter cups or bars |
| This recipe appears in: | No Oven Required: My Peanut Butter Cup Runneth Over |
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely crumbled or processed graham crackers (The finer the better--you can also substitute other cracker or cereal 'crumbs' although the results will be slightly less 'Reese's' in style)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup loosely packed confectioner's sugar
- 1 /2 (generous) cup of peanut butter (I used smooth Jif)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Procedures
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1
Cream butter, sugar, and peanut butter together.
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2
Add butter, sugar, and peanut butter mixture to crumbs, stir vigorously until thoroughly blended.
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3
Press mixture in cupcake liners or a parchment-lined 8x8 inch pan.
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4
Melt chocolate in microwave or over bain maire. Pour or spoon chocolate over peanut butter mixture. Spread or distribute evenly
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5
Chill for 2-3 hours, or until firm enough to serve. If making bars, score pan after five minutes of chilling.
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