These Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars also are known as Buckeye Bars are the perfect mix of peanut butter and chocolate brownie! I love bringing these chocolate peanut butter bars to events, holiday parties, or making them when we want a delicious family dessert.
Buckeye Bars
I also love how easy this recipe is to make! You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already! The base is a chocolate brownie mix! So easy to whip up this delicious Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownie Bar recipe!
Whenever I think about Buckeye Bars they remind me of my Grandfather cheering on Ohio State Football. I decided to make this recipe in honor of my late Grandfather and his love of Ohio and Ohio State.
My Grandfather was a devout Ohio State Fan. He went to school at OSU and kept his Varsity O for the rifle team over his desk. Watching the OSU games was a treat when we went to visit my grandparents in Ohio. We got to see my Grandfather let loose and avidly cheer on his team.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeye Bars are seriously delicious! I mean melt in your mouth please can I have another delicious. I am not just saying that because I made them they really are that good.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeye Bars
Ingredients needed to make Buckeye Bars
- Brownie mix
- Eggs
- Vegetable oil
- Water
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Peanut butter
You can add in peanuts to the peanut butter layer or use crunchy peanut butter if you want a bit of crunch.
You can also add chocolate chips to the brownie batter if you want to make them even more decadent.
Equipment Needed
9X9 baking pan – I wanted a thick brownie and peanut butter layer so I used a 9×9 pan. If you want to spread this dessert out for more people you can use a 9×13 pan.
KitchenAid mixer – These can be mixed by hand but it is much easier to use a hand mixer or Kitchenaid mixer.
Cooking Spray/Parchment Paper – This will help make it a lot easier to remove the brownies from the prepared pan.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeye Bars
Ingredients
- 19.5 oz brownie mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup cooking oil
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine brownie mix, eggs, water and oil in a large bowl, beat with an electric mixture until combined
- Remove half the brownie mix and set aside
- Spread remaining brownie mix evenly into prepared pan
- Whisk together sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter until smooth
- Spread evenly over brownie mixture in pan
- Separate the remaining brownie mixture into pieces, flatten them with your finger or a spoon and place them on top of brownie mixture in the pan, spread them out so they are randomly covering the peanut butter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is set and edges are slightly brown
- Cut into bars
Nutrition
Recipe originally shared on September 18, 2013. Updated on April 4, 2020
LuAnn Braley says
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I never had buckeyes until a couple of years ago. Now I can’t get enough of them! :O)