These no bake peanut butter chocolate dream bars are delicious and will make your mouth water as it combines a delicious cookie crust with layers of cream cheese, peanut butter, and chocolate pudding that is then topped with Cool Whip chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter cookie crumbles. This is a peanut butter chocolate lover’s dream dessert.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Dream Bars
There is no better combination in my book than peanut butter and chocolate. And these no-bake peanut butter chocolate dream bars are one of my favorites. You will fall in love with the layers of chocolate and peanut butter and find yourself dreaming about this sinfully delicious dessert days after you make it. This dessert is so easy to make and will soon become your go-to treat that you make when you are craving something sweet.
If you love no-bake desserts, be sure to try our No bake Strawberry Lasagna, our no bake cherry bomb cookies, and our no bake grasshopper pie.
Ingredients:
- Peanut butter sandwich cookies (16 oz)
- Butter (melted)
- Cream cheese – room temperature
- Creamy peanut butter
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Pure vanilla extract
- Whipped topping
- Instant chocolate pudding (3.9 oz size)
- Milk
- Milk chocolate chips
- Reese’s peanut butter chips
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Dream Bars
- Use about 20 peanut butter cookies and pulse in a food processor until pieces are fine
- Melt the butter in a small microwavable bowl, add in the crushed cookies and combine until well coated. Press into the bottom of an 8×8 baking dish. Place into the freezer and allow to set for at least 30 minutes.
- While the cookie crust is setting, mix the pudding and 1 1/2 cups of milk in a medium bowl, and allow the pudding mix to set in the fridge.
- Using another mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in 1 cup of the whipped topping and fully combine.
- Remove the cookie crust from the freezer and start layering your ingredients. Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the crust and gently spread it out to fully cover.
- Next, layer the chocolate pudding mixture over the cream cheese and smooth it out to distribute evenly.
- Using the remaining whipped topping, create a top layer over the pudding.
- Refrigerate bars for two hours, then place them into the freezer for about 30 minutes before serving to slice easily.
- Before serving, break up the remaining peanut butter cookies and top them with cookies, Reese’s peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips.
Tips, Tricks, and FAQs
- If you can’t find peanut butter cookies, you can use chocolate sandwich cookies. This will give it less of a peanut butter flavor and more of a chocolate flavor which is okay in my book!
- When it comes to crushing your cookies, you will want to use a food processor with the pulse setting, or you can place them in a plastic bag and smash them with a rolling pin.
- To prevent lumps in your cream cheese layer, you will want to ensure that your cream cheese is at room temperature.
- Be sure to set each layer before moving on to the next. You will place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. This helps form actual layers in your chocolate peanut butter dream bars.
- Let this dessert sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.
- You can double the recipe; you will just need to use a 9×13 pan.
Storage
You will want to store your Reeses peanut butter bars in the fridge, covered. This will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge.
Freezer
If you prefer, you can freeze this dessert for up to 3 months. Cover with plastic wrap tightly and then in foil. When you are ready to enjoy, thaw in the fridge.
Can I Make this ahead of time?
Yes, you can easily make this ahead of time. I prefer to make it the night before serving to allow the layers to all set up nicely.
Is there an easy way to cut this?
I suggest, before serving, placing it in the fridge for 30 minutes. This helps with cutting it, so the layers do not mix together.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Dream Bars
These no bake peanut butter chocolate dream bars are delicious and will make your mouth water as it combines a delicious cookie crust with layers of cream cheese, peanut butter, and chocolate pudding that is then topped with Cool Whip chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter cookie crumbles. This is a peanut butter chocolate lover’s dream dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. peanut butter sandwich cookies (16 oz)
- 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 8 ounces cream cheese - room temperature
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 oz whipped topping
- 1 box instant chocolate pudding (3.9 oz size)
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ¼ cup milk chocolate chips
- ¼ cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Use about 20 peanut butter cookies and pulse in a food processor until pieces are fine
- Melt the butter in a small microwavable bowl, add in the crushed cookies and combine until well coated. Press into the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish. Place into the freezer and allow to set for at least 30 minutes.
- While the cookie crust is setting, mix the pudding and 1 1/2 cups of milk in a medium bowl, and allow the pudding mix to set in the fridge.
- Using another mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in 1 cup of the whipped topping and fully combine.
- Remove cookie crust from the freezer and start layering your ingredients. Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the crust and gently spread it out to fully cover.
- Next, layer the chocolate pudding mixture over the cream cheese and smooth it out to distribute evenly.
- Using the remaining whipped topping, create a top layer over the pudding.
- Refrigerate bars for two hours, then place into the freezer for about 30 minutes before serving to easily slice.
- Before serving, break up the remaining peanut butter cookies and top them with cookies, Reese’s peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips.
- Enjoy! ☺
Notes
- If you can’t find peanut butter cookies, you can use chocolate sandwich cookies. This will give it less of a peanut butter flavor and more of a chocolate flavor which is okay in my book!
- When it comes to crushing your cookies, you will want to use a food processor with the pulse setting, or you can place them in a plastic bag and smash them with a rolling pin.
- To prevent lumps in your cream cheese layer, you will want to ensure that your cream cheese is at room temperature.
- Be sure to set each layer before moving on to the next. You will place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. This helps form actual layers in your chocolate peanut butter dream bars.
- Let this dessert sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.
- You can double the recipe; you will just need to use a 9x13 pan.
- You will want to store your Reeses peanut butter bars in the fridge, covered. This will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge.
- If you prefer, you can freeze this dessert for up to 3 months. Cover with plastic wrap tightly and then in foil. When you are ready to enjoy, thaw in the fridge.
