Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Bars

Name: Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: ½ cup butter, softened; 1¼ cups creamy peanut butter, divided; 6 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup); 3 cups powdered sugar, divided; 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cups frozen whipped topping (Do not thaw.); 1 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate

If you love peanut butter cup candy, these peanut butter bars topped with a rich chocolate ganache will be your go-to dessert to carry to parties.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 24 servings.

Ingredient list

½ cup butter, softened
1¼ cups creamy peanut butter, divided
6 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup)
3 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cups frozen whipped topping (Do not thaw.)
1 pkg. (4 oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate

Directions

Beat butter and 3/4 cup peanut butter in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add graham crumbs; mix well. Gradually beat in 2 cups sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Beat cream cheese, remaining peanut butter and remaining sugar with mixer until well blended. Spread over crust.

Microwave whipped topping and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until whipped topping is melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 2 hours.