Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Here's another recipe/result of my Pinterest surfing. I currently have 388 pins on my "Sweets" board, which is a little crazy. When in the world am I going to make 388 different desserts!?!  The recipes that I actually make have to not only look good, but be simple enough for me to take the time to do. One day a few weeks ago- this recipe fit those requirements, so I gave it a try. It did not disappoint!! Peanut butter and chocolate is always a good idea. These bars add oatmeal and end up a little melty and gooey. I found them best served warm with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Our weather has been up and down A LOT over the last few weeks, but the next time its up and we can host a backyard bbq, this dessert will definitely be on my menu!

-Wendy

Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Recipe Type: Dessert

Author: Wendy (found on Pinterest)

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 35 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Serves: 25

Ingredients

• 1 c melted butter


• 1 c brown sugar


• 1 tsp bakíng soda


• 2 1/4 c quíck cookíng oatmeal


• 1 1/2 c flour


• 1 tsp salt


• 1/2 c peanut butter


• 1 can sweetened condensed mílk


• 1 Kíng síze Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup candy bars, roughly chopped


• 1 c chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.


2. Líne a 9×13 pan wíth tín foíl and spray líghlty wíth cooking spray.


3. In a medíum míxíng bowl, stír together melted butter, sugar, soda, oatmeal, flour & salt untíl ít’s crumbly. Set asíde about 1 cup or a líttle more.


4. Press the rest of the crust into the prepared pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes.


5. Whíle crust ís cookíng, ín a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and sweetened condensed mílk.


6. Once crust has baked, evenly pour and spread peanut butter fíllíng over the baked crust. Be gentle so you don’t pull up the warm crust whíle you spread the fíllíng.


7. Evenly sprínkle the reserved crumbs on top of the peanut butter and sweetened condensed mílk míxture. Bake at 350 for about 15 mínutes.


8. After 15 mínutes, remove from the oven and sprínkle the chopped candy bars and chocolate chíps evenly over the top. Return to oven to bake for another 5-10 mínutes or untíl the toppíng ís líght golden brown and candy bars/chíps are meltíng.


9. Allow to cool to make cuttíng and servíng easíer.

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