by Greta White
1 (18.25) package plain yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 eggs
1 (12 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup coconut (optional...my sister did not like the texture of it in there)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2) Combine cake mix, melted butter, peanut butter, and eggs in a large bowl using a mixer or spoon. Press this into a 9X13 pan reserving 1 1/2 cup of the mixture to crumble on top.
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup coconut (optional...my sister did not like the texture of it in there)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2) Combine cake mix, melted butter, peanut butter, and eggs in a large bowl using a mixer or spoon. Press this into a 9X13 pan reserving 1 1/2 cup of the mixture to crumble on top.
3) In a small pot, melt chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and coconut.
4) Spread chocolate mixture over the mixture pressed in the pan and then crumble the 1 1/2 cups of reserved cake mixture on top evenly.
5) Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
4) Spread chocolate mixture over the mixture pressed in the pan and then crumble the 1 1/2 cups of reserved cake mixture on top evenly.
5) Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
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Oh my. I found the picture of these on Pinterest and had to try them. So good.
These look Yummy!
Just made this. It was delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe.
I also saw this on pinterest, but have been following you for a long time. With all of those pins I see, I am so surprised that there aren't a million comments on these. Just whipped up a batch and they are fantastic!
This looks like a great recipe!
I like many others found this on pinterest about 28 minutes ago and it is now coming out of my oven for a potluck in 19 minutes! Thanks for a delicious recipe!
Oh my GOSH - Found these on pinterest and I will FOR SURE be making these this week - we have company coming for my brothers wedding (and PMS will be in full swing! ha!)
-katie
I am going to make these today. These look soooooo good!
I kinda want to try them with Nutella!
I'm in Canada...how much is one stick of butter? We have our butter and margerine in bricks. :)
These look fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
Ok, I think I'm in trouble. I made these today and was going to take them into work. I tried them first, which was my mistake. Now I'm not sure they will make it to work tomorrow before I eat them all. HELP.
Very delicious, thank you for sharing the recipe!
@Jaymie,
Haha! Sorry. Over here, 1 stick is a 1/2 cup of butter.
Has anyone made this with milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet? I wonder if that would be ok.....this sounds delish! Can't wait to bake this :)
I made these the other day and everyone seriously keep on telling me how much they loved it. Cheap and Delicious
I entered in the information to weight watchers, and the whole batch is 186 points plus. Not sure how many bars this makes, but even cutting into 36 pieces, it's still 5 points plus per bar. 36 pieces!!I have a feeling I could not just stop at one.
Do they freeze?
I found your recipe on Pinterest. My hubby and I had your Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars for dessert last night. After reading your comment about the coconut, we decided to make one side (one half) of the pan with no coconut and the other side with coconut. Instead of mixing it into the melted chocolate chips and condensed milk, we chose to put sprinkle it on top of the layer of chocolate on one side of the pan, and then crumb the reserved 1.5 c peanut butter on top of it all. It is very delicious either way. Thanks for sharing!
I am making these today with a chocolate cake mix with added Reese's Peanut Butter Chips!
Aww man. I REALLY want to make these! When I saw them on your 2010 recap page, I told my husband that I would definitely make them today but then I saw that they have cake mix. I don't have anything against cake mix but we don't have it here in Germany. I'll have to find a good cake mix recipe!
These are the most delicious looking peanut butter bars ever. Happy New Year to you!
I couldn't stand it any longer. I found a recipe for cake mix, made the cake mix and then made these. They're so yummy! And surprisingly simple! I think the cake mix was a little off because my peanut butter mixture was just too dry, so I'll try making more cake mix with less flour. Thanks for the recipe! :)
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I made these after church a couple of Sundays ago, and they are GOOD. I absolutely loved them. Very savory and sweet! Thank you for sharing!
Found you on Pinterest! Can't wait to make these! Cute Blog!
saw this posted on Pinterest earlier this week and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. finally after a very disappointing delivery dinner i decided that i needed an amazing and mouthwatering desert. so i got all bundled up and went to the store to get all the ingredients i didn't have and it is in the oven RIGHT NOW!!! i can't wait to put them in my mouth!!!!!
stopping over from pinterest - I had all the ingredients in my pantry and some impromptu visitors. Mine are in the oven right now!
So I just pulled these out of the oven, and I don't know how you can wait for them to cool before you dig in. From my little, itty bitty experience, may I say that if you sniggle a bite with a spoon, you WILL burn the inside of your sweet little mouth and it hurts, a lot. So worth it!!! YUM
I found this on pintrest and made them for work. Everyone loved them!
Anyone ever make these with milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet? I am thinking about trying it.
Oh my goodness, I made these to use up an old cake mix and they were amazing! I took them to work and they went crazy for them. Thank you!
I just found your site via Pinterest and wondered if you would share with me how you are adding the option to print your recipes. Do you mind emailing me?
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I am making these, they're in the oven. BUT I didn't have Yellow Cake Mix or Choc. Chips, so I used a Choc. cake mix and White Choc. chips! Hopefully the reverse will be as soon as the original!!!
Found this recipe on Pinterest - and we're cooking it right now! Didn't have the chocolate chips so subbed peanut butter-chocolate swirl morsels....it smells so good! Thank you for sharing!!
wow these look amazing! going to make these for a new mom - she totally can use the extra calories :D i don't have enough butter - will make with applesauce. should be okay i hope!!
Found these on pinterest a while ago and have been trying to restrain myself from making them. Well PMS is in full swing AND I had all of the ingredients. So yeah, they are in the oven. My pb mixture didn't seem crumbly per se so I added a few oats to the 1.5 cup topping mixture. We'll see how they turn out, and now with oats they are like granola bars right? Health food!? ;)
@jillie.bean,
The topping texture shouldn't be crumby. You're supposed to "crumble" or just dot pieces of the dough on top. But your version sounds great!
@jillie.bean,
The topping texture shouldn't be crumby. You're supposed to "crumble" or just dot pieces of the dough on top. But your version sounds great!
Shouldn't these come with a "check with your cardiologist first" warning? They look like pure evil! (And evil is good!)
Wow these sound delicious and want to make them now! I wish I had some yellow cake in my house right now :( That's the only thing I'm missing!
Mine is more like cake and the chocolate mixture sunk to the bottom. Yours looked more like hardened bars in the picture not cake...any suggestions? Do I need to cool the chocolate mixture completely before putting it on the peanut butter/cake mix layer?
@Cara,
It's definitely not the texture of cake - it's way more dense. I'm not sure why your chocolate mixture sunk. You shouldn't have to cool it all the way but it shouldn't be piping hot.