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jNext to chips and guacamole, peanut butter and chocolate are two of my absolute favorite food pairings. But nothing compares to the dense peanut butter base as the anchor for a layer of melted milk chocolate. These no-bake peanut butter and chocolate bars are a favorite for my middle child so I pull this out of the archives for his post-finals return home in a few days! #mymiddle

These chocolate and peanut butter bars require no oven so it’s a fun recipe to introduce to your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews or husbands. My sister made these with her niece and nephews years ago and they are a favorite everytime she visits.

The absence of an oven also increases my recipe success too! And, the chilled temperature to set the chocolate make them a great summer treat!

The smaller the pan, the thicker the bar. Just look at that layer of chocolate on top of a big slab of peanut butter infused with powdered sugar, crushed graham crackers and butter.

I actually cut the square bars into smaller sizes than what is shown below. It’s a visual trick that if you cut them in half you can have twice as many. Right?

These no-bake peanut butter and chocolate bars are perfect for holiday treats. The dense base makes them them travel-friendly if delivering by sidewalk or car.

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NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARS

Ingredients

1 BOX POWDERED SUGAR
11/2 CUPS GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS
1 CUP PEANUT BUTTER
1 CUP MELTED BUTTER
1 BAG MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS, MELTED

Instructions

MIX & PRESS INTO ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT THE MILK CHOCOLATE.
MELT 1 BAG MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND SPREAD OVER THE GRAHAM CRACKER BASE.
CHILL!

Are we burned out on chocolate yet? Are the jeans getting a smidge tighter than they were in September? We have to pace ourselves because we have a ways to go from the chocolate holiday Halloween kickoff to Easter. Between peanut butter cups, chocolate hearts and bunny butts there is a lot of milk chocolate on the calendar. These raspberry and white chocolate bars are so amazing they might show up for Valentine’s Day.

These raspberry white chocolate bars are the perfect balance of raspberries and the crumble. The raspberry filling comes from a jar of Raspberry preserves which makes this recipe low effort.

On a side note, one of my favorite places to buy preserves and coffee is HomeGoods. Seriously, HomeGoods (and TJ Maxx and Marshalls) have fun coffees, preserves, sauces and so much more. On a recent trip to HomeGoods, I had gift wrap, preserves, and the comfiest cotton, short sleeve shirts ever that were $5.99 each.

The crumble for these raspberry white chocolate bars are made from a butter, sugar and flour mixture.

Folded between layers of the crumbly mixture, the raspberry preserves and the white chocolate morsels add the perfect amount of sweet.

And, these bars pack well and stayed moist for the week. They are a yummy alternative to the traditional cookie rotation in kitchens across the country!

Raspberry White Chocolate Bars Recipe

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Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
2 eggs
1 jar raspberry jam
1 12 oz package white chocolate baking chips

Instructions

Raspberry White Chocolate Bars
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Raspberry & White Chocolate Bars
Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
2 eggs
1 jar raspberry jam
1 12 oz. package white chocolate baking morsels
Instructions
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350.
USE A 9X13" BAKING PAN (DO NOT GREASE)
MIX SUGAR, BUTTER, ADD SALT, VANILLA
SLOWLY ADD FLOUR, UNTIL IT LOOKS CRUMBLY.
SCOOP 1 CUP OF CRUMB MIXTURE AND SET ASIDE
ADD THE EGGS TO REMAINING MIXTURE.
PRESS DOUGH INTO BAKING PAN. BAKE 30 MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWN.
REMOVE BAKING PAN, SPREAD RASPBERRY JAME TO THE EDGES.
SPRINKLE WHITE CHOCOLATE MORSELS
SPRINKLE THE CRUMBLE MIXTURE RESERVE ON TOP
BAKE AN ADDITIONAL 25-30 MINUTES AT 350 UNTIL TOPPING IS LIGHT GOLDEN BROWN.
COOL BEFORE CUTTING INTO BARS