The Ultimate Summer Dessert

No Bake Peanut Butter S'mores Bars

This is one of my favorite recipes. I’ve blogged about it several times before and now I’m blogging about it again. It’s worth it though; I promise.

A friend mentioned how much he likes s’mores made with Reese’s peanut butter cups. In the back of my mind popped up my recipe for peanut butter s’mores bars and I promised to make them for July 4th.

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After I made them I took fresh-looking photos and updated the recipe page. A few of the commenters who have made this said that their crusts didn’t stick together the way mine has. I think some of the confusion might come from how many graham crackers to use. I use Kinnikinnick 16 graham crackers(3 are pictured above), which would be the same as 4 sheets of graham crackers. It’s also relevant to mention the peanut butter I use for this recipe is always the kind without added oil so it generally mixes easier.

No Bake Peanut Butter S'mores Bars Close Up

These have all the goodness of s’mores with added peanut butter and put into a portable form. They really are the ultimate Summer dessert. If gluten-free graham crackers didn’t cost an arm and vegetarian marshmallows a leg, I’d probably make these every month. For now they can just be a once in a long-while treat. 

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4 Responses to The Ultimate Summer Dessert
  1. Liz (formerly VeggieGirl)
    July 15, 2012 | 9:13 am

    Portable s’mores? Definitely the perfect, ultimate summer dessert!

  2. chandra
    July 15, 2012 | 12:01 pm

    You are genius. Can you deliver a batch of these to me, please? Thanks. 🙂

  3. sam
    July 15, 2012 | 10:15 pm

    Mouth is watering. Love your blog.

  4. Lissa
    July 23, 2012 | 9:18 am

    I made these for a potluck yesterday, and they were a hit. I managed to use double the graham crackers even after your warning, but I caught it in time and just doubled the recipe, which turned out to be a good thing! I got 32 pieces out of a 9×13 pan, and even though there were only about thirty people there, there was only one left to take home. Great recipe!