I don’t really know what to tell you about these bars other than it is chocolatey, peanut buttery deliciousness. Oh, and don’t forget that crumbly topping….The 4th of July isn’t all about the red, white, and blue berry desserts, it’s also about chocolate. We have quite a few favorites like, Biscoff Oreo Banana Bread, Peanut Butter Meltaways (peanut butter cookies stuffed with silky chocolate-oh yeah baby)and out favorite Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake.
Reese’s Crumble bars have been a huge hit around here. In fact, they’ve been such a big hit that I’ve already been asked by the husband to make them again and he generally isn’t a candy fan so it’s kind of a big deal that he liked them. I’ll be honest, I’m actually not a big candy fan anymore either, but I do really enjoy peanut butter and chocolate together.
This was a fun little recipe to do with my kids too. It was easy enough that I didn’t worry about anything going wrong, and it involved candy which made the girls super excited. Lately I’ve been looking for more ways to entertain and teach the kids at the same time and cooking is still one of my favorite ways to do that. If we are making something like this dish I try to talk about why we bake it a little before adding the filling, why we don’t eat treats like this very often etc. The kitchen is the perfect place to bond as a family and to talk about important things like math, science, and nutrition. Love it.
P.s. I’m sitting here with my almost 2 year old on my lap and she keeps saying, “I like-a dis one. I want it. i eated it. I LIKE IT!!!!” I guess she likes it. 😉
Are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Gluten Free?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are free of gluten.
All varieties of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, except seasonal specialty varieties, are gluten-free.
Can You Use Salted Butter Instead of Unsalted Butter in Recipes?
If your recipe calls for unsalted butter, but you only have salted butter, you can use salted butter in place of unsalted.
You can leave out the added salt in the recipe to assure that it isn’t too salty.
How Long Will Homemade Cookies Stay Fresh?
Homemade cookies can be kept for 2-3 weeks.
To keep crisp cookies fresh, store in a loosely covered container.
Moist cookies should be stored in a container with a tight lid or in an airtight plastic bag.
Reese’s Crumble
Reese's Crumble
Description
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Quick Oats
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 1/4 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter Cups, Reese's, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with the rack in the middle position.
- Grease an 8x8" baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the butter, sugars, salt, flour, oats and baking soda.3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter, 1/2 Cup White Sugar, 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 teaspoon Salt, 1 Cup All Purpose Flour, 1 Cup Quick Oats, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- Mix well until all ingredients are combined and slightly moistened.
- Press half of the crumb mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the crumb mixture is beginning to get browned.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chocolate chips and then the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.1 1/4 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips, 1 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter Cups
- Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture and place back in the oven for another 15-18 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing in order for the bars to hold together.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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Jennifer
I’ve been making this recipe since I found this in late 2015! And it’s been a family favorite! I did tweaked the recipe a little. By using milk chocolate chips and adding melted peanut butter
Sweet Basil
Thank you Jennifer! Chocolate and peanut butter are the best!!
Kristine
What temp do you bake this at?
Sweet Basil
350 degrees…step 1 of the instructions! Enjoy!
Kevin C
Hi, how do I make the crumb part to sprinkle over?
Sweet Basil
Hi Kevin, the ingredients and directions for the crust and topping are in the recipe. 🙂
calice
I want take these into lactation bars. So I would be adding brewers yeast and flax seed . Would I need to change anything to the recipe ?
Sweet Basil
I was just researching lacation cookies so I could get ready for baby in a few months! I honestly have never tried it so I’m unfortunately not sure, but I’d love to hear any advice you end up having so I can do the same.
calice
I ended up using the recipe below. I took out the cinnamon. I added 3 tbp of brewers yeast and 1/4 cup flax seed meal and chopped up reeses cups and semi chocolate chips. They turned out so chewy and yummy you can’t even taste the Brewers yeast . I might would use all unsalted butter but that would be my only change .
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients
2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 C old fashioned oats
1 1/2 C brown sugar
1 1/4 C butter, melted
2 eggs
1 Tb vanilla
2 1/2 C milk chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl place 2 C flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Toss them together with a fork to combine.
3. Grab 2 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats and add them to the mixing bowl.
4. Add 1 1/2 C brown sugar and toss everything together to mix.
5. Melt 1 1/4 C butter and pour it into the bowl. Mix for one minute.
6. Add 2 eggs and 1 Tb vanilla.
7. Mix until the dough has combined. It will be crumbly.
8. Add 2 1/2 C chocolate chips. I used milk chocolate, but semi sweet, butterscotch or cinnamon chips would also be fabulous. Mix the chips in.
9. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and press the dough into it.
10. Bake for 20 minutes. Stick a butter knife or toothpick into the center. When it comes out clean the bars are done. Don’t worry if they look a little bit underdone. They should. 🙂 This will help them stay nice and moist.
11. Allow them to cool completely and then cut into bars, or eat them warm from the pan…whatever suits your fancy.
Sweet Basil
You are amazing!!! Thank you so, so much! Hopefully this time around will be better for me with keeping my supply up!
Amanda
Made yesterday with Reese’s which were amazing! Made today with dark chocolate, white chocolate and cranberries….turned out super yummy!! Thanks for an awesome recipe(:
Sweet Basil
ooooooooohhhhh, love that idea!!!
Candice Eno
We love Reese’s Crumble! Made them twice in one week! Easy to make. Yummy & sweet tasting. But,very rich. This recipe was a hit! ❤️ Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Sweet Basil
YES! That sounds like us! haha
Eileen
My newphews loved these
Sweet Basil
Yay! That makes my day!
Jenny
Thank you so much for your answer! I made them yesterday with chocolate, peanut butter and crumbled snickers-bars. My parents came to visit, and they loved it. Next time i will try them with different sorts of chocolate.
Sweet Basil
Dang!! Now I want to make them that way!
Bev Deck
Hmmm….I think you meant 3/4 STICK of butter, not 3/4 CUP of butter. When I put 3/4 cup of butter in, the mixture ended up like a soupy cake batter, not crumbly. Pressing on, though….I just doubled the recipe and I’m making it in a 9×13″ pan….I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Sweet Basil
Hey Bev, shoot I don’t know what happened. We’ve been making these for a long time and I haven’t had that occur yet, but maybe I had mom brain and I really do use 3/4 stick. I’ll make the recipe again next week and update if necessary. Thanks so much for the heads up!!
Patricia Meek
Do I use a 3/4 stick of butter or do I use what is called or in the recipe.
Sweet Basil
you definitely want to use the 3/4 cup of butter. 🙂
Jenny
Is there a way to make them without Reese’s? We don’t have them here in germany, and to order them is really expensive. Maybe i could use crunchy peanut butter and dark chocoalte instead?
Sharzi
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If you take creamy peanut butter, some confectioner’s sugar, melted butter and graham crack crumbs, mix them together, press in a pan, melt chocolate chips and spread over the top, let set and then cut it…it’s pretty much like having reese’s peanut butter cups. You can eat it like that, or chop it up to put in a recipe like this one.
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Do you have peanut butter chips in Germany? If so, you can use the chips and chocolate chips as well. That might work too!
thepinkgourmet
These sound really good!!!!
Lauren
Just made these…amazing!! The chocolate/peanut butter combination is great. Definitely making these again.
Lindy
I pinned this. They look awesome!
Brenda
I'm glad this recipe is for an 8×8 pan instead of a 9×13, where I feel guilty about eating all the leftovers (but do it anyway.) Looks delicious!