Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

These Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are an easy no-bake dessert made with creamy natural peanut butter, crunchy cereal, maple syrup, and a rich chocolate topping. With the perfect combination of salty-sweet peanut butter, crispy crunch, and chocolate, these homemade peanut butter bars are a delicious treat.

If you’re like me, you know that there’s no better dessert combination than peanut butter and chocolate. And this easy, no bake dessert is sure to be a new favorite.

This Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars recipe was born out of necessity.

I was days away from moving and, of course, as any type A person does, trying to use up everything in my kitchen and not buy anything new.

At the end of the day, I was so hungry, but barely had any food left at home. And so, these bars were born.

I started to make my No Bake Peanut Butter Bars, and soon realized I didn’t have all the ingredients I needed. No problem! I got creative.

I made these Peanut Butter Crunch Bars, and I’ve made them about every week since. They’re so simple to make, come together in no time, and perfectly satisfying. The best cold treat on a hot day!

And can I be honest with you about something? I’ve emotionally eaten these – a lot.

Moving has brought up allll the emotions. I’ve been stressed. Overwhelmed. Tired. And many times, I’ve turned to food.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: emotional eating is okay.

Food can be a perfectly fine solve for many emotions. As long as you don’t beat yourself up after (which often makes the emotion worse!), there’s nothing wrong with using food to cope occasionally.

Just make sure you have other coping mechanisms too. Food can make you feel better in the moment, but of course, it isn’t a permanent solve for stress or fatigue.

And please, try not to use food to numb. Eating to this point never feels good.

Instead, acknowledge when you’re emotional eating. Think about what’s going on. Let food bring some comfort. And then move on. Utilize other coping mechanisms too.

(For more on emotional eating, I can’t recommend checking out Food Freedom for the Whole Family enough. It has everything you need to better understand and navigate things like emotional eating!).

Why You’ll Love These Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

If you love chocolate and peanut butter (who doesn’t?!), you’ll love these.

These bars are like a higher fiber version of a Reese’s. They have all that delicious chocolate and peanut butter taste, with the added benefit of a high fiber cereal to make them filling and more nutrient-dense.

They only have a few simple ingredients and are so easy to make, too. These bars make a satisfying sweet snack or dessert.

How to Make Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Prep the ingredients

Prepare your ingredients to make these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. You’ll need chocolate chips, peanut butter, maple syrup, all bran flakes, coconut oil and salt.

Line a 6 x 7.5 inch baking dish with parchment paper.

Add wet ingredients to bowl

In a large bowl, add the peanut butter, maple syrup, and salt.

Mix until smooth

Mix well until smooth.

Crush cereal

Pour the cereal into a bag and, using your hands, crush until small pieces remain.

Add cereal

Add the cereal to the bowl with the peanut butter mixture and fold in until it’s well combined.

Press in baking dish

Spoon the mixture into the baking dish, spreading it evenly throughout. Using your hands or the back of a spoon, press the mixture down so it’s tightly packed in the baking dish. Set aside.

Melt chocolate

In a small bowl, add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.

Add the melted chocolate

Pour the chocolate on top of the peanut butter mixture, using a spoon to spread it evenly.

Chill in fridge

Place Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars in the fridge to harden for at least 1 hour.

Remove from the fridge. Option to sprinkle with salt before cutting.

Cut & serve

Cut Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars into 8 squares and serve.

If You Love These Peanut Butter Crunch Bars, Try These

• No Bake Peanut Butter Bars: This reader fave is so decadent and satisfying.
• No Bake Peanut Butter Pie Bars: Like peanut butter pie meets a no-bake bar.
• 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Bars: This viral recipe couldn’t be easier to make.
• Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bars: For fall, try the pumpkin version!
• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: Another no bake chocolate and peanut butter fave.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Peanut butter: I recommend using an unsweetened peanut butter, as the maple syrup will add sweetness. If you’re using a sweetened peanut butter, you may want to start with less maple syrup. Taste and adjust to your liking.
• Maple syrup: See above – you can adjust the amount of maple syrup based on how sweet you want the final product to be.
• Cereal: To make these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars higher fiber, make sure to use a higher fiber cereal like All Bran or Fiber One.
• Chocolate chips: Semi-sweet or even dark chocolate chips work well in these.
• Coconut oil: Coconut oil helps to melt the chocolate. You can omit it if preferred though.

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars Tips

• Texture: Note that different cereals will produce slightly different textures to these bars. They work any way – this recipe is totally foolproof.
• Storage: Store these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can also keep them in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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Course: Dessert

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Inactive Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are an easy no-bake dessert made with creamy natural peanut butter, crunchy cereal, maple syrup, and a rich chocolate topping. With the perfect combination of salty-sweet peanut butter, crispy crunch, and chocolate, these homemade peanut butter bars are a delicious treat.

Ingredients  

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• 1 1/2 cups natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup all bran flakes
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil divided
• Salt

Instructions 

• Line a 6 x 7.5 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, add the peanut butter, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon of the coconut oil, and salt. Mix well until smooth.
• Pour the cereal into a bag and, using your hands, crush until small pieces remain.
• Add the cereal to the bowl with the peanut butter mixture and fold in until it’s well combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the baking dish, spreading it evenly throughout. Using your hands or the back of a spoon, press the mixture down so it’s tightly packed in the baking dish. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, add the chocolate chips and remaining 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Pour the chocolate on top of the peanut butter mixture, using a spoon to spread it evenly.
• Place in the fridge to harden for at least 1 hour.
• Remove from the fridge and cut into 8 squares (optional: sprinkle with salt before cutting).

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