Description
These dream bars are layered heaven — a buttery peanut butter cookie crumb crust, a soft whipped peanut butter cream filling, and a glossy chocolate topping that melts in your mouth. No baking. No stress. Just pure, creamy, chocolate-peanut-butter bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups peanut butter sandwich cookies, crushed (Nutter Butter or similar)
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream, whipped or 1 tub whipped topping
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter (for shine)
- Optional: Whipped cream swirls, crushed cookies, chocolate curls
Instructions
- Make the Crust: Mix crushed cookies + melted butter until sandy. Press firmly into the bottom of an 8×8 inch or 9×9 inch dish. Chill while you make the filling.
- Make the Peanut Butter Cream Layer: Beat cream cheese + peanut butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar + vanilla — mix again. Fold in whipped cream (or whipped topping) until silky and fluffy. Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
- Make the Chocolate Topping: Heat heavy cream until steaming. Pour over chocolate chips and let sit 1 minute. Stir until glossy and smooth. Add butter to finish the shine. Pour over peanut butter layer and smooth gently.
- Chill: Refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight = perfect slice + clean layers).
- Finish: Garnish with whipped cream swirls or extra cookie crumbs.
Notes
- For best results, chill overnight for cleaner slices.
- Feel free to customize the toppings based on your preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg