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    Magic Peanut Butter Bars

    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Magic Peanut Butter Bars

    Published: Oct 26, 2023 · Modified: Dec 4, 2024 by Sarah · This post may contain affiliate links · 24 Comments

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    These Magic Peanut Butter Bars are straight out of heaven, full of melty peanut butter, chocolate chips, and more. You will love this amazing layered chocolate peanut butter dessert! 

    Peanut Butter Magic Bar, with mini Peanut butter cups and peanut butter drizzled on top, close up on a white plate.

    What you are seeing here is a graham cracker crust covered with melted peanut butter, layered with mini chocolate chips, chopped peanuts and pecans, sweetened condensed milk, and mini peanut butter cups. There is more peanut butter drizzled on top, for good measure.

    Have I used the word heavenly yet? They are heavenly.

    Stack of three peanut butter magic cookie bars with mini peanut butter cups, pecan and peanut pieces, mini chocolate chips and drizzled peanut butter on top.

    I love magic cookie bars but I know not everyone likes coconut, which is a staple ingredient in classic magic bars.

    Peanut butter desserts are a favorite for many, so, I came up with this peanut butter magic bar recipe as an alternative and it has gotten rave reviews!

    Ingredients

    • Graham Crackers
    • Butter
    • Sugar
    • Peanut Butter
    • Mini Chocolate Chips
    • Mini Peanut Butter Cups
    • Pecans and Peanuts (optional)
    • Sweetened Condensed Milk

    Equipment Needed

    9x13 Baking DishMedium Mixing Bowl
    Silicone SpatulaSmall Microwavable Bowl

    How to Make Magic Peanut Butter Bars

    1. Mix melted butter, graham crackers, and sugar together.
      Pack tightly into a 9x13 baking dish.
    2. Drizzle ¼ cup melted peanut butter over the graham mixture and then sprinkle half of the mini chocolate chips and half of the chopped nuts on top of that.
    3. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk.
    4. Cover with the reserved chocolate chips, nuts, and peanut butter cups. 
    5. Drizzle with more peanut butter and bake at 350 degrees.
    6. Let cool completely before cutting and serving.
    These peanut butter magic bars are to die for! Like magic cookie bars but with Reeses minis + melted peanut butter!

    How to Store

    • Chill bars in the fridge to help them set more quickly. 
    • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

    More Peanut Butter Desserts to Try

    • Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
    • Reeses Peanut Butter Bars
    • Peanut Butter Brownie Bites
    • Pizookie
    • Chex Scotcheroos
    • Creamy Peanut Butter Apple Dip
    • Peanut Butter Muffins
    • Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

    If you make these magic peanut butter bars, please leave us a comment and a positive review! They mean a lot to us.

    Peanut butter magic cookie bar with mini peanut butter cups, pecan and peanut pieces, mini chocolate chips and drizzled peanut butter on top.

    Peanut Butter Magic Cookie Bars

    Peanut Butter Magic Bars are a delicious chocolate and peanut butter twist on the classic Magic Cookie bar. They are aneasy and delicious peanut butter dessert!
    5 from 14 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 406kcal
    Author: Pretty Providence
    Cost: $15

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    Equipment

    • 9x13 pan
    • Mixing Bowls

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
    • ⅛ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup peanut butter
    • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
    • 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
    • 2 tablespoon peanut butter for drizzling
    • 1 cup peanuts and pecans mix optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Mix melted butter, graham crackers and sugar together. Pack tightly into a 9x13 baking dish.
    • Drizzle ¼ cup melted peanut butter over the graham mixture.
    • Sprinkle half of the mini chocolate chips and half of the nuts over the graham cracker crust.
    • Drizzle sweetened condensed milk.
    • Cover with the rest of the chocolate chips, nuts, and peanut butter cups. 
    • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is set. Let cool.
    • Drizzle 2 more tablespoons of melted peanut butter over everything.
    • Let bars cool entirely before cutting into them.

    Notes

    Chill bars in the fridge to help them set more quickly. 
    Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bar | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg
    Did you make this recipe?Mention @prettyprovidenceblog or tag #prettyprovidence!
    Sarah
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    1. Sha

      August 06, 2024 at 6:55 am

      5 stars
      This is layer of heaven! Soooo easy and fun to eat!

      Reply
    2. Ellie Grove

      August 05, 2024 at 10:41 pm

      5 stars
      These bars are magical in every way! Our family loves them and they are simple to make for friends!

      Reply
      • Jessica

        August 22, 2024 at 2:43 pm

        Right?? So glad you love them too!

        Reply
    3. Allyson Zea

      August 05, 2024 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      These were super delicious and super easy to make! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

      Reply
    4. Sha

      January 02, 2024 at 3:25 am

      5 stars
      These magic peanut butter bars are bursting with flavors! They are fun to eat too!

      Reply
    5. Jessica

      January 01, 2024 at 9:13 am

      5 stars
      I think these may be my new favorite dessert! I'm trying to figure out how I can get away with having these for breakfast too. Haha!

      Reply
    6. Abby

      January 01, 2024 at 7:52 am

      5 stars
      These are a new family favorite! So delicious and I loved how quick they were to make.

      Reply
    7. Kara

      October 27, 2023 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      I didn't think magic bars could get any better, but as a peanut butter fan, I am in heaven. These are so dang yummy!

      Reply
    8. Toni

      October 27, 2023 at 7:28 am

      5 stars
      This is such an ultimate treat! Such a perfect treat for peanut butter lovers!

      Reply
    9. Sha

      October 27, 2023 at 7:09 am

      5 stars
      Kids super enjoyed these delightful magic peanut butter bars. They're melty, full of flavors and decadent. Highly recommended!

      Reply
    10. Melissa

      October 26, 2023 at 9:24 pm

      5 stars
      These are absolute perfection!!

      Reply
    11. Bryce B

      October 26, 2023 at 8:58 pm

      5 stars
      These bars were delicious

      Reply
    12. Kim Bickmore

      October 26, 2023 at 8:54 pm

      5 stars
      Such a great idea and so yummy! I love all things PB and Chocolate!

      Reply
    13. Terry

      October 26, 2023 at 8:44 pm

      5 stars
      Wow! Can’t wait to give this a try. Looks incredible!

      Reply
    14. Phyllis

      August 02, 2023 at 3:49 pm

      As stated above....a BIG FAIL...the butter would NOT incorporate with the ground graham crackers. Didn't even make it past step one 😩
      I have never left a bad review before but wanted to save someone else the expense of ingredients! Plz double check the amount of butter to graham crackers Sarah! Thx so much!
      Was hoping I could add a picture with this review!

      Reply
      • Sarah

        August 29, 2023 at 7:58 pm

        I'm so sorry about this! I will make the recipe this weekend and figure out what needs to be changed. I appreciate your feedback. :)

        Reply
      • Sarah

        October 26, 2023 at 8:14 pm

        Hey Phyllis, I wanted to apologize about the bad experience you had with this recipe. I know that can be incredibly frustrating when you spend time and money on a recipe and then it isn't good. I took a day to test and re-work this recipe to make sure it was going to work for people going forward. I have changed the ratio of butter to graham crackers, as well as added nuts to the recipe (optional) so if you ever want to try it again, I'd love to hear what you think about it! My testers insisted it was their new favorite dessert.

        Reply
    15. Mena kroboth

      January 21, 2023 at 2:39 pm

      Don’t make this, there is too much butter, if I would have had more graham crackers I would have added it I also think it needs more peanut butter

      Reply
      • Sarah

        October 26, 2023 at 8:19 pm

        Hey Mena, I'm so sorry you didn't have a good experience with this recipe. I do think you're right that I had too much butter in the recipe before. I took a day to re-work the recipe and test it thoroughly so that these magic peanut butter bars would be a success for anyone who makes them in the future. I changed the ratio of butter to graham cracker crumbs and added nuts to the recipe (optional, but delicious.) I feel confident that the recipe is great now and my testers loved it. Thank you for your honest feedback, if you hadn't commented I wouldn't have known to make these changes.

        Reply
    16. Tom

      July 31, 2019 at 2:00 pm

      I think the recipe is miss printed. I think it should be 1 1/2 stick melted butter and 2 cup crushed graham crackers. Way too much butter as written!! Ended up being one big gooey mess ?and a waste of expensive ingredients.

      Reply
      • Sarah

        August 01, 2019 at 6:39 am

        Hey Tom! I'm so sorry it didn't work very well for you. There are so many factors that can go wrong when baking. I'm pretty sure it is correct, there is a lot of butter in these, but I will try this recipe again myself and see if it's better with less butter.

        Reply
    17. Debra skaggs

      April 16, 2018 at 1:14 pm

      5 stars
      soooo yummy!

      Reply
    18. Maggie Rossetti

      August 23, 2017 at 11:54 am

      Hey! Where is the recipe? I definitely want to try this out!

      Reply
      • Sarah @ Pretty Providence

        August 23, 2017 at 3:15 pm

        Oh my gosh I don't know how but it looks like it accidentally got deleted before I published! It's here now :)

        Reply

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