Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream BarsIngredients Recipe
Indulge in these decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars that feature layers of rich chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and a crunchy cookie crust. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 9 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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For the Crust:
- 24 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos), finely crushed
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Peanut Butter Layer:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped topping (like Cool Whip or homemade)
For the Chocolate Layer:
- 1 (3.9 oz) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 1/2 cups cold milk
Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups whipped topping
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts (optional)
- Chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Make the crust: Combine crushed cookies and melted butter. Press into a 9×9-inch baking dish lined with parchment paper. Freeze or chill for 15 minutes.
- Peanut butter layer: Beat together peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over the crust.
- Chocolate pudding layer: Whisk pudding mix and cold milk for 2 minutes until thick. Spread over peanut butter layer.
- Top it off: Spread remaining whipped topping on top. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and chocolate chips or shavings, if desired.
- Chill: Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until fully set.
- Slice and serve cold!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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