Cake Mix Peanut Butter Bars
These are super easy peanut butter bars made with cake mix. If you need a last minute baked good, give them a try.
Servings 24 bars
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup chunky peanut butter
- ½ cup butter, melted (1 stick)
- 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Chocolate Drizzle (optional)
- ½ cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil and spray with bottom and sides with cooking spray.
- Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat until well blended.
- Press half (about 1 pound) into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- While the crust layer is baking, turn the remaining peanut butter mixture onto a foil or parchment lined cooking sheet and press into a rectangle a little less than 9x13 inches. Put the cookie sheet with the dough in the freezer and freeze for 10 minutes or until it is solid enough to peel off.
- Remove from the crust layer from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Drizzle with condensed milk.
- Remove the frozen peanut butter dough rectangle from the foil and plop it on top of the chocolate chip/condensed milk mixture. It's okay if it breaks, just re-position the pieces. If you happen to have some peanut butter chips or peanuts around, you can spinkle them on top.
- Bake for another 30 minutes. Let cool completely (or cool slightly and chill).
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt ½ cup of chocolate chips with about 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening. Drizzle chocolate over cooled bar. Chill to set the chocolate. Lift from pan and cut into bars.