Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
By: Active Foodie
Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 7:08pm

Ingredients




Crust
9 graham crackers
1/2 cup oats
3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Middle Layer
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups peanut butter (you can choose creamy or chunky, whichever you prefer)
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 graham crackers, processed to a fine crumb
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Top Layer
10 ounces Milk Chocolate chips
5 ounces Semi Sweet Chocolate chips
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Himalayan Pink Salt

Preparation

1 Crust 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3 Add graham crackers, oats, brown sugar, salt and cocoa to a food processor. Pulse until all ingredients are finely ground. 4 Add butter and vanilla and process until combined and crumbs are moistened. 5 Press into an 8 x 13 greased cake pan and cook for 10 minutes. 6 Middle Layer 7 Mix peanut butter, butter and vanilla together in small bowl. 8 Mix in graham crackers, sugar and salt. 9 Pour over crust and smooth over to make an even layer. 10 Top Layer 11 In a microwave melt butter and chocolate chips together. Stir until completely dissolved and smooth. 12 Pour over peanut butter layer and spread out evenly. 13 Let cool in fridge for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Himalayan Pink Salt. 14 Return to fridge, and let cool completely to become hard. 15 Cut into small squares and serve!