No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
No bake chocolate peanut butter bars, with a dark chocolate layer of coconut and oreo. Then a thick layer of peanut butter, all topped with a thick layer of melted chocolate.
Ingredients
Oreo Peanut Layer
- ½ cup butter
- 4 oz dark unsweetened chocolate
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups oreo crumbs
- ½ cup coconut
- ½ cup coarsely chopped peanuts
Peanut Butter Layer
- ¼ cup butter
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
Chocolate Topping
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
Oreo Peanut Layer
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate.
- Add the vanilla and egg, beat well. Then add the oreo crumbs, coconut and chopped peanuts.
Middle Peanut Butter Layer
- In the bowl of a mixer add the butter and the peanut butter. Whip for at least a minute to blend, then add the vanilla and mix.
- Add the icing sugar one cup at a time. Start at a low speed and increase to high speed once the icing sugar is incorporated. This will keep the icing sugar from dusting everything around you. Do it a cut at a time beating well between additions.
- Judge how firm your peanut butter mixture is. It should be firm, so that it holds it shape. If your peanut butter mixture is too ctumbly add a tablespoon of milk at a time until its a consistency where it will hold together.
- Place this one top of the chocolate oreo layer and press into place.
Top Chocolate Layer
- Place 2 cups of chocolate chips into a bowl, with two tablespoons of butter. Microwave on low until the chocolate melts, stir until soft and then pour and swirl on top of the peanut butter layer.
- Chill the chocolate peanut butter bars until firm. I left mine overnight but its not necessary. If you find it hard to cut the top chocolate layer leave you squares on the counter to soften a little bit before cutting.
