This no bake treat is comprised of a slightly crunchy peanut butter cup layer sandwiched between dark and white chocolate layers, and gets topped off with some more chocolate chips and peanut butter chips for good measure.
10ounces(285g) high-quality white chocolatechopped
2teaspoonsvegetable shorteningdivided
10ounces(285g) high-quality semi-sweet or dark chocolatechopped
¼cup(57g) unsalted buttermelted
¾cup(192g) creamy peanut butternot natural
4full sheetsgraham crackerscrushed (about ¾ cup)
1 and ½cups(180g) powdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
24Reese's peanut butter cup minis
⅓cup(80g) peanut butter chips
½cup(112g) mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Line an 8" x 8" baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the white chocolate and 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening, stirring constantly, until completely melted.
Pour the melted white chocolate into prepared pan, tap on counter a few times to settle everything, and refrigerate pan while you make your peanut butter layer. Do not clean your saucepan-- you will need it again.
In a medium size bowl, combine the melted butter, peanut butter, crushed graham crackers, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix well until completely combined.
Remove your pan with the chilled white chocolate layer from the refrigerator. Press the peanut butter layer evenly on top of the white chocolate layer with your hands or the back of your spoon or spatula.
Press mini-peanut butter cups into peanut butter layer in rows (does not have to be perfect). Set aside.
Working again with the saucepan, melt the dark chocolate and the remaining teaspoon of vegetable shortening, stirring constantly, until completely melted.
Pour melted chocolate on top of peanut butter/mini-peanut butter cup layer and spread evenly with spoon or spatula. Tap pan on counter a few times to settle everything. Sprinkle mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and peanut butter chips on top of dark chocolate layer. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
When pan is completely chilled, remove by holding foil overhangs and cut into desired serving size. Cut bar/bites should be kept in the refrigerator.
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.