5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (NO BAKE!)

• servings: 16 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

115g / 1/2 cup / 1 US stick melted salted butter (or unsalted butter + 1/4 tsp salt)

1 cup crushed Arnott's Marie crackers (11 crackers) or graham cracker crumbs (8 crackers) (Note 1)

1 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar

3/4 cup peanut butter (smooth)

1 cup dark chocolate chips - the melting kind (US: semi sweet) (Note 2)

2 tbsp peanut butter (smooth)

Directions

Butter and line a 8" / 20cm square dish or pan with baking paper.

Place the Base ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined. Press into the prepared pan.

Melt the Topping ingredients (I do it in the microwave in 2 x 30 second bursts). Pour and spread over the Base - smooth the top or do swirls (see photos for examples of each).

Refrigerate until set - about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from fridge, allow to come to room temp slightly (so top cuts neatly). Cut into 16 squares (or whatever shape you want!). Best served at room temperature.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 46 g
• Calories: 248 kcal
• Total Fat: 16.7 g
• Saturated Fat: 7.4 g
• Cholesterol: 18 mg
• Sodium: 156 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 21.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Total Sugars: 16.2 g
• Protein: 4.9 g