Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars (Printable)

Crispy rice cakes topped with creamy peanut butter and melted chocolate for a frozen snack.

# What You Need:

→ Rice Cakes

01 - 3 large plain rice cakes

→ Peanut Butter Layer

02 - 6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, unsweetened or sweetened

→ Chocolate Topping

03 - 3.5 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped
04 - 1 tablespoon coconut oil (optional)

→ Garnish (optional)

05 - 1 tablespoon chopped roasted peanuts
06 - Pinch of sea salt flakes

# How-To:

01 - Line a baking sheet or tray with parchment paper.
02 - Break rice cakes into large chunks or squares and place them in a single layer on the tray.
03 - Evenly spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter over each rice cake piece.
04 - Melt chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl in 20 to 30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
05 - Drizzle or spoon melted chocolate evenly over the peanut butter-covered rice cakes.
06 - Sprinkle chopped roasted peanuts and sea salt flakes over the chocolate, if desired.
07 - Place the tray in the freezer for at least 45 minutes until the chocolate solidifies.
08 - Cut into bars or bite-sized pieces and store in an airtight container in the freezer until serving.

# Insider Tips:

01 -
  • Ready in barely an hour with only 10 minutes of actual work, most of it just stirring and spreading.
  • The freezer does all the heavy lifting while you go about your evening.
  • You get that salty-sweet-crunchy fix without measuring a dozen ingredients or washing more than two bowls.
  • They taste like a candy bar you'd pay too much for at a fancy shop, but you made them in your pajamas.
02 -
  • Don't skip the parchment paper, chocolate sticks to everything and you'll lose half the batch trying to pry it off.
  • If the chocolate looks grainy after melting, it got too hot, next time use lower power and stir more often.
  • Eat them straight from the freezer or they'll get soft and messy within minutes on the counter.
03 -
  • Use natural peanut butter with just peanuts and salt, it spreads easier and tastes cleaner without all the added sugar and oil.
  • Chop the chocolate finer than you think you need to, it melts faster and more evenly without hot spots that can scorch.
  • If you want them extra indulgent, drizzle a little extra melted peanut butter over the chocolate before freezing, it looks bakery-level fancy.
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