These are the best peanut butter bars of all time! They are so easy to make and will instantly bring back some school day memories. The soft peanut butter bar topped with milk chocolate is sure to be a hit.
Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
A Treat That Brings Back Memories!
Do you remember when you would walk into the school cafeteria and you saw that Peanut Butter Bars were on the dessert menu? I do! Yum! There was something so great about the HUGE pan of Peanut Butter Bars that made the afternoon so much better in grade school. School lunches look a lot different now – probably for the better but one menu item that I know my kids will never see is the Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars!
Lucky for them, one of my classmates had this amazing recipe so I gave it a try! This really is a fool-proof recipe and is perfect for family get-togethers, a birthday party, or just a weekend treat!
Ingredients:
For the Peanut Butter Base –
1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter
2 cups of smashed up graham crackers – no clumps!
2 cups powdered sugar
For the Chocolate Topping –
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
4 TBSP peanut butter
Directions:
1. To make the Peanut Butter Base. Melt the Butter and Peanut Butter in a microwaveable bowl for 90 seconds. Mix well.
2. Combine the Graham crackers and the powdered sugar in a separate bowl – mix well.
3. Add the Butter mixture to the cracker and sugar mixture. Mix well.
4. Spread Peanut Butter Base in a 9×9 pan.
5. To make the Chocolate Topping. Combine the chocolate chips and 4TBSP of peanut butter in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, mix well, microwave for 30 seconds, mix well. Continue until the chocolate and peanut butter mixture is smooth.
These are the best peanut butter bars of all time! They are so easy to make and will instantly bring back some school day memories. The soft peanut butter bar topped with milk chocolate is sure to be a hit.
To make the Peanut Butter Base. Melt the Butter and Peanut Butter in a microwaveable bowl for 90 seconds. Mix well.
Combine the Graham crackers and the powdered sugar in a separate bowl – mix well.
Add the Butter mixture to the cracker and sugar mixture. Mix well.
Spread Peanut Butter Base in a 9×9 pan.
To make the Chocolate Topping. Combine the chocolate chips and 4 TBSP of peanut butter in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, mix well, microwave for 30 seconds, mix well. Continue until the chocolate and peanut butter mixture is smooth.
Pour chocolate over the peanut butter base.
Refrigerate until chocolate is hard and set.
Cut into squares and enjoy!
What was your favorite meal at school growing up?
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Oh my goodness these look delicious! I don’t remember my school serving anything like this at lunch time. Thanks for sharing the recipe.