Description
Chocolate peanut butter dream bars deliver a perfect combo of creamy peanut butter and rich chocolate that’ll make your taste buds dance. These no-bake treats come together quickly and taste like pure bliss with their smooth layers and irresistible crunch.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Base:
- 26 Oreo sandwich cookies
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 (3.9-ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups cold whole or 2% milk
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
Topping:
- 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- ½ (about 2-ounce) bar dark or milk chocolate
Instructions
- Pulverize 26 Oreo cookies (10 ½ ounces) in a food processor until they become fine crumbs. Melt 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter and combine thoroughly with the cookie crumbs.
- Transfer the buttery cookie mixture into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Press firmly to create an even, compact crust across the bottom of the pan.
- Beat 8 ounces of cream cheese until completely smooth. Add ½ cup cold milk and ½ cup powdered sugar, mixing until the texture becomes creamy and uniform.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture carefully and evenly across the Oreo cookie crust, ensuring complete coverage.
- Whisk the 3.9-ounce chocolate pudding mix with 1 cup cold milk for approximately 2 minutes until the mixture thickens significantly.
- Distribute the chocolate pudding layer smoothly over the cream cheese layer, creating an even surface.
- Pour 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream into a large mixing bowl. Whip with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon kosher salt until stiff peaks develop.
- Gently incorporate ½ cup creamy peanut butter into the whipped cream, maintaining the light and airy texture.
- Carefully spread the peanut butter whipped cream across the chocolate pudding layer, creating a smooth final layer.
- Optionally, grate ½ bar of dark or milk chocolate on top for additional richness.
- Refrigerate the bars for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight, to ensure complete setting.
- Slice into square portions and serve chilled directly from the refrigerator.
Notes
- Always crush Oreos super fine for a smooth, compact crust that holds together perfectly when cutting the bars.
- Make sure cream cheese is completely room temperature to prevent lumps and create a silky, spreadable layer.
- Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form, but don’t overbeat, or the texture will become grainy and less creamy.
- Refrigerating overnight lets the layers set and allows flavors to meld, creating a more intense and harmonious dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert Bars
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 321 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg