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No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Candy Bars

Updated Apr 2, 2025
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Crunchy cookies, granola and peanuts are topped with creamy marshmallows, peanut butter and chocolate for a decadent treat.

No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Candy Bars

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 24 OREO chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 4 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz), divided
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 1 bag (10 oz) peanut butter chips (1 2/3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped honey-roasted peanuts
  • 4 Nature Valley™ Peanut Butter Crunchy Granola Bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), crushed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, allowing some to extend over edges of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray. In food processor process cookies until finely chopped.

  • Step 
    2

    In 4-quart saucepan, cook marshmallows and butter over low heat, stirring constantly with spoon, until melted. Stir in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips until well mixed. Remove from heat; stir in cookies (mixture will be very thick and stiff). Press in bottom of pan

  • Step 
    3

    In large microwavable bowl, microwave milk and peanut butter chips uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second increments until smooth and creamy. Stir in peanut butter until smooth. Stir in peanuts and crushed granola bars. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second increments until warm and spreadable. Drop peanut mixture in dollops over chocolate layer and spread. 

  • Step 
    4

    In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup chocolate uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue heating in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until stirred melted and smooth.

  • Step 
    5

    Transfer to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off small corner of bag. Drizzle over peanut butter layer. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until chocolate is set. To cut bars, remove from pan, using foil to lift. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in container at room temperature.

Nutrition

190 Calories
9g Total Fat
3g Protein
25g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
18%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Potassium
115mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
18g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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