These are seriously my new favorite dessert. This is one of those things where you kind of want to hate the person that introduces you to them because you just want to eat so many of them. I have brought them to basically every event I've had to make treats for in the last month. They are ridiculously fast and easy and they taste SO good. The saltiness of the Ritz crackers and the pretzels is a perfect balance for the sweetness of the sugar and the chocolate. These are kind of like Reese's Peanut Butter cups, only way better. I'm not kidding. When I make it, I like to crush the pretzels so that I still have a few smallish chunks--it gives a great added crunch to the bars that I really love.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Number of Servings: 12-24 (depending how big you cut them)
Time to Prepare: 1 hour 15 minutes
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup finely crushed pretzels
- 1 cup finely crushed Ritz crackers
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter, divided
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
In a medium bowl, combine the butter, pretzel crumbs, cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
Place the chocolate chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter in a small bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until melted. Pour over pretzel mixture and spread evenly. Refrigerate for about 1 hour, until chocolate is set, then cut into squares.
Source: slightly adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything
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