Peanut Butter Squares
"More than satisfies a peanut butter addiction!"
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 1⁄3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 3⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 lb milk chocolate chips
directions
- Melt butter.
- Remove from heat and add sugar, peanut butter, and graham crackers.
- Mix all these ingredients together and then spread mixture in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Melt chocolate chips in double boiler (I do it very carefully in the microwave) and pour on top; chill.
- Cut into squares.
- (HINT: Do not wait until they are fully chilled to cut because the chocolate topping gets too hard and will crack.).
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I make these all the time. I always add a few heaping tablespoons of peanut butter (just because I like it) and 2-3 level tablespoons of shortening to the milk chocolate chips. The shortening keeps the topping from becoming too hard and cracking when you cut it. I always store them in the fridge. -
I really like your variation of this treat. They are lighter on the sugar and heavier on the chocolate than other recipes I've tried (for chocolate lovers that is a plus). I will make these again and definately cut them in small pieces because they are very rich! Thanks! -
Everyone loves these. My mom has been making them for years; she requested the recipe from a friend who brought them to a dinner party, and they've been a favorite ever since. My little brother absolutely ADORES these and asks for them all the time. They are always the star of the dessert table. Simple, yet delicious. Thanks for posting this recipe! -
My family really loved these and they were a snap to make. I wanted to include them on a squares tray that I was making for a wedding reception so I chilled them again after cutting to keep the chocolate topping from melting. Great recipe!
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These are so good for a quick dessert idea. They really taste good. I freeze them for later use.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LaLa Lola
New Orleans
I live in New Orleans where we are completely spoiled by the fabulous food and restaurants and are hard to please when we venture far away from home. We were struck a hard blow by Katrina, but we're coming back slowly but surely. I work fulltime but love to spend weekends cooking for friends and family, especially during the holidays. Favorite cookbooks: anything from Southern Living and Bon Appetit magazines (the recipes don't intimidate me!).
I have 3 sons (2 of them steps) and 6 precious step-grandchildren. I say "steps" but I love them like my own. Both DH and I are in education (me clerical, him administration).
Before Katrina, we shared our love of food and cooking with 3 other couples in a dinner group called "Whine & Dine." Our quarterly dinner parties all had themes that were reflected in the menu, centerpieces, what we wore, etc. Tremendous fun as we celebrated the cuisines of Canada, Italy, seafood, fine restaurants, Martha Stewart. At a breakfast dinner party, we all wore pj's and slippers! The storm disrupted all of our families and homes and social lives for quite awhile, but I'm hoping we'll re-start our group again soon (now that everyone involved has finished repairing their kitchens!)
Update Oct 2009: Whine & Dine reunited after 4 years. The theme was Whine & Dine Goes to Hollywood. Menu: The Magnificant Seven-Layer Dip, Ratatouille, Veal Oscar, When Harry Met Salad, Ol' Yeller Squash, Okrahoma, and Napoleon Dynamite. All of us dressed as movie stars and "Oscars" were awarded. For a night, it was as if Katrina had never happened! Great, great, happy fun!
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