Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

A simple chocolate and peanut nut dessert with the texture of a Butterfinger.

Servings: 12

Author:

Prep Time
12 minutes

Total Time
12 minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

Southern American

Keywords:

Peanut Butter Chocolate Butterfinger Dulce de Leche Bars

🧂 Ingredients

1 Cup High Quality Butter

Softened
1 Cup Crunchy Peanut Butter

/ Almond Butter Works Too
2 Cup Powder Sugar / 10x
1 ½ Cups Vanilla Wafers

Crushed /45 Cookies
12oz Package Semi-Sweet Chocolate

/ Not Milk Chocolate
½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Pinch Sea Salt
1 Can Dulce de Leche /or Caramel Sauce

Instructions

1 Start by adding the 1 cup of peanut butter to the mixer, plus the cup of
high-quality butter and mix together
2 Next, add in the 2 cups of powdered sugar. I like adding the sugar one cup at a
time and mixing before adding the next cup.
3 The secret ingredient - Vanilla Wafers - Use around 45 wafers or 1 ½ cup
crushed.

Crush the vanilla wafers in a plastic bag or bowl. Be sure to not over crush
the wafers. You want the texture in the peanut butter base to create the
Butterfinger effect.
4 In a small saucepot, add the 12oz /or (1 ½ cups) of semi-sweet chocolate and
melt over medium-low heat.
5 Once melted add in the heavy whipping cream and stir until combined.
6 Add the peanut butter/vanilla wafer base to a 9 by 13 casserole dish.

Press the mixture around until flat and smooth.

Add the Dulce de Leche /or Caramel Sauce over the top. You can create a smooth
layer or just drizzle some over the top.

Next, pour the chocolate ganache over the top and smooth out.
7 Mix ⅓ cup of powder sugar plus 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream to a small
bowl and mix. Starting with 2 tablespoons allows you to control the thickness of
the icing. You want the icing to run a bit. You likely do not want to be
squeezing the icing out hard.

Go up and down the length of the casserole dish creating lines.

(You can always watch the video below for the technique.)

Using two toothpicks, held in one hand, creating a cross pattern. Move the
toothpicks across the lines of icing, displacing the icing creating a nice
design.
8 Lastly, cut mini Reese's into quarters and arrange them around the peanut butter
bars.

Cover with Dulce de Leche /or Caramel Sauce. As little or as much as you like.

Try to make it look really nice 🙂