No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (Vegan, Gluten Free)

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These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are an easy foolproof dessert. Made with only 5 ingredients, they are sweet and rich.

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars on a plate.

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If you're looking for some decadent bars that are hard to put down, you've come to the right place!

These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

They are sweet and rich. These bars are one of my favorite desserts I've made so far.

Peanut butter and chocolate are my favorite go-to combo for desserts, but these are beyond my favorite combo good! Another peanut butter and chocolate combination is my Snicker Dates.

They are also hard to put down. Check out my Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough if you need a cookie dough fix.

Other easy recipes to try are my Raw Vegan Brownies, Vegan Peanut Butter Cups recipe, Vegan Gluten Free Black Bean Brownies, and Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies recipe.

❤️ Why You'll Love It

They are sweet and rich.
They are easy to make.
They are perfect for a get-together.

🧾 Ingredients

Peanut butter: I used all-natural peanut butter. You could also use shelf-stable peanut butter.
Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Adds a rich, sweet, creamy flavor. You could also use sweetened condensed oat milk. It also tastes great in my Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge recipe.
Rice crisp cereal: I used brown rice crisp cereal. You could also use white rice crisp cereal. Another recipe using rice crisp cereal is my Vegan Crunch Bars recipe.
Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.
Chocolate chips: You could also use dark chocolate baking chunks.
Coconut oil: Helps the chocolate harder and adds a glossy shine. You could leave it out. You will need it for coating the baking dish though.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

📖 Variations / Additions

Almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter
Chocolate chips folded in instead of a chocolate layer on top
Roasted peanuts folded in
Maple syrup or agave syrup instead of sweetened condensed coconut milk

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🔪 Instructions

Steps of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars being made.

Step 1: Add peanut butter to a saucepan over medium heat.

Step 2: Add sweetened condensed coconut milk. Cook until melted. Add salt.

Step 3: Add rice crisp cereal. Mix thoroughly.

Step 4: Pour into a baking dish that's been greased with coconut oil.

Step 5: Pat down to condense the bars. Refrigerate 2-3 hours.

Step 6: Pour chocolate chips into a heat-safe bowl. Place over a saucepan that has a couple of inches of water in it. This will act as a double boiler. (If you have a double boiler, use that.)

Step 7: Melt the chocolate chips, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add coconut oil. Mix thoroughly.

Step 8: Pour over the peanut butter layer. Place in the fridge to set, about 2 hours.

💭 Tips

It can be hard this time of year to find certain items in the grocery store, and with shipping delays, even harder. If you can't find sweetened condensed coconut milk you can use sweetened condensed oat milk. I tried both when making this recipe.
You could also try homemade sweetened condensed coconut milk, which I don't yet have a recipe for, but there are plenty online.