I love Christmas for all kinds of reasons and Christmas food has always been one of the highlights of the season for me. But with two boys, quick and easy is still the name of the game for most of my Christmas baking, and that’s why I love whipping up recipes from the Kraft What’s Cooking website! I always find ideas for fast and delicious dishes on the site, but when new recipes for Christmas cakes, cookies and candy start appearing, I always feel like Christmas has truly arrived!
In fact, one of my favourite holiday recipes is one that is available on the Kraft Canada website. I’ve been making it for years and it was one my mother always whipped up for Christmas when I was a child too. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are a must for our holidays!
My recipe has some slight variations, mainly in the preparation method since I tend to favour the hands-on experience of stove-top cooking most of the time. But the microwave method is also a great choice for these quick and easy treats!
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1-1/2 cups Honey Maid Graham Crumbs
- 1 cup Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
Instructions
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Line a 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
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Melt butter and peanut butter in medium saucepan on low heat until combined. Add icing sugar and graham crumbs; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
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Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil over low heat until smooth; spread over peanut butter layer. Cool until firm.
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Use foil handles to lift treats out of pan. Cut into 64 squares.
The best thing about these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars is that they freeze beautifully, so they can be made well in advance and stored in a tin in the freezer until needed. A tray of holiday baking is never complete without plenty of these yummy chocolate and peanut butter treats!
Though I have a dozen or so tried-and-true favourites, Christmas is also a time to try new treats! And Kraft Canada has plenty of holiday recipes to tempt me! The Layered Chocolate Coconut Bars are sure to be a new addition to my must-bake list with their combination of toasted coconut, chocolate and cream cheese. And I absolutely love whipping up Holiday Bark with Baker’s Chocolate Squares and whatever mix-ins I have on hand. The wonderful thing about this recipe is that I can customize it to suit whoever is going to be eating it!
No matter what type of treats you prefer during the holidays, Kraft has easy and delicious options for you. Find a new favourite for your family or whip up some edible gifts for loved ones; it’s the perfect way to spread a little Christmas cheer!
MrDisco says
December 18, 2013 at 12:36 amLovely photos. I feel you really captured the essence, or the soul if you will, of the peanut butter square
Holly says
December 18, 2013 at 10:32 amMmmm my favourite!!!
kathy downey says
December 18, 2013 at 1:33 pmthey look so good,wish i had one now with my tea
Rachel N says
December 18, 2013 at 3:17 pmI have always loved these but never had the recipe. Thanks!
elaing8 says
December 18, 2013 at 4:57 pmThese sound and look yummy
kristy e says
December 18, 2013 at 5:39 pmThese are my fav!!! my mother in law makes them and omg so good
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
December 19, 2013 at 8:01 amlove these squares
Erika B says
December 19, 2013 at 10:13 amOh my god, I am SO making these, chocolate and peanut butter is my favorite combo to bake!!!
loriag says
December 19, 2013 at 2:16 pmThere is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate. Great recipe.
Dawn Rader says
December 19, 2013 at 5:40 pmthese look good and easy!
kelly young says
December 19, 2013 at 10:09 pmThanks for this review i am going to try these this weekend 🙂 yum
Cheryl Grandy says
December 19, 2013 at 10:18 pmI’ll have to try these. I have a similar recipe that uses tons of margarine – this one looks like it would taste just as good and would be a little healthier. I’ve pinned the recipe. Thanks.
Debbie W says
December 20, 2013 at 7:07 amI love chocolate and peanut and the cups are so pokey to make. This looks easy.
Angela Mitchell says
December 20, 2013 at 6:11 pmThanks for the reminder. These are one of our favourite squares at Christmas and I haven’t made them yet!
caryn s says
December 21, 2013 at 5:56 pmThis recipe sounds wonderful and i will have to make these for christmas!
Miriam Wilton says
December 22, 2013 at 12:51 amyou’ve got my number with this one. can’t resist chocolate peanut butter anything!
bina edwards says
December 22, 2013 at 9:46 amthat makes me hungry and almost makes me want to learn how to bake
natasha severson says
December 25, 2013 at 9:03 ami’m going to have to make these! they look amazing!
Vesper says
December 27, 2013 at 9:28 amChocolate, peanuts – wonderful. They look like one of the squares my mother in law makes
Laurie P says
December 27, 2013 at 4:28 pmanother great recipe! LOVE peanuts and chocolate!
Athena says
December 28, 2013 at 9:06 amThese look really good!
Nena Sinclair says
December 29, 2013 at 1:42 amThese look delicious! I bet it is impossible to stop at just one! 🙂
kristen visser says
December 30, 2013 at 2:05 pmomg i LOVE chocolate and peanut butter yummmmmM!!!! this looks delicious. i want to try like every recipe on your blog lol
Elva Roberts says
December 30, 2013 at 3:04 pmThank you so much for this recipe. I make a similar one called Chocolate Balls but it is so messy and time-consuming to make. Your recipe is almost identical and I plan to try it out. If It is as good as I think it is, I will be making yours from now on.
Bev says
January 1, 2014 at 11:57 amI love an easy dessert recipe. Love to make these butter squares sometime!
Lindsay Cyr says
January 2, 2014 at 9:34 amThese look delicious! I am going to try out the recipe!
Darlene Schuller says
January 2, 2014 at 10:54 ammmmmm I just love peanut butter & chocolate!! Thank you soo soo much for sharing!
Angie Andrews says
January 2, 2014 at 2:37 pmThese look delicious I think we will have to be making some of these 🙂
Erika E says
January 2, 2014 at 8:26 pmThese look very yummy. I’ve been getting emails with Kraft recipes and there are always lots that I would like to try.
Fan R says
January 2, 2014 at 9:14 pmNice recipe but I am not much into peanuts. I think kids would love them anyway.
Lynn g says
January 3, 2014 at 6:15 amAnything chocolate and Im in!
angie smith says
January 3, 2014 at 10:44 amoh yes my kids would LOVE this … actually so would my DH lol
Anne Taylor says
January 3, 2014 at 12:43 pmI know that Christmas is over, but I’m going to make these today!!! They look and sound fabulous!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
January 3, 2014 at 4:02 pmI’m afraid that I don’t like peanut butter at all but my daughter-in-law and son-in-law both do so I will be passing along your recipe 🙂
Clifford says
January 4, 2014 at 8:22 pmWow two of my fave things peanut butter and chocolate, I know I would love these. Have to save this recipe and see if we can make it sometime this winter.
BarbFS says
January 5, 2014 at 1:21 pmI have been looking for a quick and easy recipe like this. My Mom was one of those people who could cook anything, for any amount of people, without any obvious effort! She never let on that it isn’t quite that easy! lol
Jeanette Jackson says
January 5, 2014 at 1:46 pmI’ve never tried these before. They do look delicious.
Deb Dorrington says
January 5, 2014 at 10:16 pmThese squares look really good, I love a graham cracker crust on anything so I know I’m going to love these. You have awesome recipes!!!
Gord says
January 6, 2014 at 5:29 amYUM!
Mary Diehl says
January 6, 2014 at 7:04 amI’m going to be making these and I’m sure I’ll be making other recipes from Kraft Canada site, there is some good ones there. thank you for the recipe and intro to Kraft Canada
Amy Heffernan says
January 6, 2014 at 1:09 pmOH yum!! And they are not hard to make. TY!
anna key says
January 6, 2014 at 4:37 pmThose look way too delicious…I’m trying to behave myself with treats! haha
angela m says
January 7, 2014 at 9:58 amThese look delicious, thanks for the recipe. I love to try new recipes
Celia says
March 30, 2014 at 6:57 pmLooks delicious
Lynda Cook says
April 22, 2014 at 5:12 pmnot really much to say other than YUMMY!!!
sabrina says
August 23, 2014 at 2:45 amThese look delicious & easy!
Debbie White Beattie says
March 9, 2016 at 5:30 pmthese look so delicious that I’ve printed the recipe and I can’t wit o try it.