Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars

This no bake peanut butter bars recipe is so easy to follow and it tastes great. It's the perfect treat for all the chocolate peanut butter lovers in your life.

I remember these yummy chocolate peanut butter bars they served in my public middle school. Apparently, they were made all over the US because when I searched for a recipe all kinds of "Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars" and "Cafeteria Peanut Butter Bars" came up.

It has a very similar flavor and texture to Reese's peanut butter cups with the chocolate only on the top.

It's an easy recipe. So much so that I made it while we were on vacation so you don't really need anything fancy to create them.

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

1. Crush up about 3 sleeves of graham crackers. You can use a rolling pin, a bottle, or anything to do this.

2. Then combine the graham cracker crumbs with melted butter, creamy peanut butter, and powdered sugar.

3. Spread the peanut butter mixture over a foil covered baking dish. You could also use parchment paper.

Also, you might want to use something smaller to make the peanut butter part thicker but this is what I had to work with.

4. Melt the chocolate chips. I did this in the microwave. Try 30 secs at a time and stir in between to make sure the chocolate doesn't burn.

5. Use a rubber spatula to spread the chocolate on top of the peanut butter layer and chill in the refrigerator until firm. That's it!

It does take some time to harden. At least 3 or 4 hours. A good one to leave overnight.

Variations and Substitutions

Substitute vanilla wafers for the graham crackers

Use different types of chocolate chips. I used standard semi-sweet but you could try dark, milk, or a combination of two or more.

Then you can easily remove the foil onto a cutting board and cut up pieces to enjoy. 

We ate them all within a day. It was vacation after all. However, I'm sure that you could place them in an airtight freezer ready container and keep them for another day.