No-bake cookies have met their match with these no bake chocolate peanut butter bars. It doesn’t get a lot simpler than simply stirring every little thing collectively and pouring it right into a pan.

Earlier than I let you know extra about these wonderful do-it-yourself sweet bars, I’d higher confess that no-bake cookies and I’ve a little bit of a love/hate relationship.

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

I really like how straightforward no bake cookies are to make; I hate how unattractive they are usually. I really like how wealthy the chocolate and peanut flavors could be; I hate the uncooked oatmeal that ceaselessly overwhelms the cookies.

(That entire uncooked oatmeal state of affairs is balanced with the addition of coconut in these no bake chocolate coconut cookies or bars or bites… no matter you name them, the coconut adjustments the feel (and improves it!) in the easiest way doable.)

After I ran throughout these no-bake bars, (a.okay.a. “the perfect recipe I’ve ever tousled“) I couldn’t consider I’d by no means thought to strive making the cookies into bars. A minimum of they might look higher, proper?

I’m going to be flat-out trustworthy right here and let you know my pondering once I began making these treats. (My pal Donna can attest to it as a result of we had been speaking on the cellphone on the time.)

I believed, “I’ll make these as a result of the children will love having a dessert over the weekend and I received’t be tempted to eat a couple of.”

Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Bars

That’s critically humorous in hindsight. I virtually licked the saucepan clear as I used to be ready for the bars to harden within the fridge.

The extra coconut, honey, and nuts in these bars take them far out of the league of conventional no-bake treats.

That oatmeal that I dislike in different cookies? It’s offering construction and only a little bit of taste, as a substitute of being the dominant ingredient.

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies

There are many choices with these bars. In the event you desire a totally unprocessed ingredient listing, use pure darkish chocolate, pure peanut butter, and unsweetened coconut.

No-bake cookies and bars profit significantly from the addition of coconut. The feel and the flavour can’t be crushed. In case you are like me and haven’t any plans to surrender your refined sugars (and are too impatient to make a particular journey to the shop), use no matter components occur to be in the home.

I discovered {that a} 1″ sq. piece of those bars happy my chocolate craving. (One sq. at a time, that’s. I can’t even describe how a lot I loved these treats!)

As I used to be having fun with one in every of these with my husband late final evening, we each agreed that they put store-bought sweet bars to disgrace.

These no bake chocolate peanut butter bars are a naturally gluten free deal with too! Try all of our gluten free dessert recipes right here.

For extra no-bake desserts, strive these Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies, Monster Cookie Dough Bites, and the Chocolate Zebra Cake.

Kitchen Tip: I exploit these bowls, this spatula, and this pan to make this recipe.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

You’ll want the next components to make this recipe:

• peanut butter
• honey
• coconut oil 
• rolled oats
• shredded coconut
• chopped pecans
• darkish or semi-sweet chocolate chips
• vanilla extract

To make the chocolate coconut bars, soften the peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil in a medium-size saucepan over medium-low warmth. Stir ceaselessly because the combination melts.

When it has melted, take away from the warmth and add the chocolate. Stir till the chocolate is totally easy.

Add the oats, coconut, and pecans. Stir to mix. Pour the combination into an 8×8 pan. Refrigerate till the chocolate hardens, no less than 3-4 hours.

Slice into 1″-2″ sq. items. Retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.

To make this within the microwave, mix the peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, and chocolate chips in a big glass mixing bowl. Microwave 90 seconds at excessive energy. Stir and return to microwave. Warmth for a further 90 seconds, solely till the chocolate has virtually melted. Stir till easy.

No Bake Cereal Bars

Rice Krispies Treats are the unique no-bake cereal bar and I do know only a few individuals who can resist them. Need to know the way to make gooey, mushy, and chewy Rice Krispie Treats?

Chocolate-drizzled peanut butter cup rice crispy treats, coconut lover’s rice crispy treats, even chocolate-covered pretzel rice crispy treats – I really like all of them.

No bake cereal bars like these no bake crunch bars and these crispy chocolate bars can made with rice krispies or corn flakes. And for the last word deal with for any peanut butter lover, no bake peanut butter bars could be made in mere minutes.

These chewy, barely crunchy, peanut butter cereal bars are loaded with pockets of gooey marshmallows and they’re an enormous hit each time we make them.

{initially revealed 3/3/13 – notes and pictures up to date 3/29/23}