Peanut Butter Cup S’moreo Bars

Haven't posted baking pictures in a while so I thought I would keep you posted with a couple recipes that were hits! The first is a Peanut Butter Cup S’moreo Bars recipe! I found this recipe from Top With Cinnamon, which is one of my favorite blogs to browse! She's entertaining AND her recipes are amazing.

[A little tip with finding recipes to try... find a blogger that knows what they're doing! We've tried some recipes that sounded great or had good pictures, but turned out to be blah or blech. If you find a blog that has been around for a while and has great reviews, that's usually a good clue. OR if you find a great blog that recommends other blogs... follow the trail! It probably leads to great places.]

ANYWAY, back to the bars... These things are amazing. Like, finish-and-eat-the-whole-pan-on-your-own amazing. Try them and customize them with a topping of your choice! And since there is nothing in them that technically is necessary, try your own version! I tried it a little differently a couple days later and they were equally amazing! And with this... here it is...

Delicioso.

Peanut Butter Cup S’moreo Bars

BASE:

24 Oreos

2 tbsp Butter (melted)

2 tbsp Milk

TOPPINGS:

1/2 cup Peanut Butter (warmed)

1/2 cup Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate

2 cups Mini Marchmallows

6 Peanut Butter Cups (or whatever topping you'd like)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees & line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. 

Crush the oreos - either with a food processor or with a rolling pin. I put them all under parchment paper and crushed them with a rolling pin - effective, but had the potential to be messy. Try and get them pretty fine, but some chunks definitely will not hurt anything!

Mix the oreos, butter, & milk in a medium size bowl until it is completely combined. 

Scrape the oreo mixture into the 8x8 pan. Spread it out evenly, making about a 1/2 inch crust in the pan.

Put the oreo base in the oven for 6-8 minutes until it has solidified a bit.

Immediately spread the warmed peanut butter across the top of the oreo base. Honestly, this is the toughest part - the oreo base is still rather soft and will start to mix with the peanut butter. Don't panic! This is totally fine. Just do your best to spread the peanut butter out as much as possible.

Sprinkle the chocolate over the peanut butter layer. 

Next comes the fun part! 

Spread the marshmallows over the top of the whole thing! Set the oven to Broil and once its heated up, put the pan in the broiler for just a couple minutes. Seriously... keep an eye on them. As soon as the tops have turned a beautiful golden brown, TAKE IT OUT! 

Crush the Peanut Butter Cups and sprinkle them over the top. Let it melt a bit.

[Quick tip: Since they are a bit messy, I recommend sticking them in the refrigerator - much easier to cut. ]

You have just finished the most delicious bars. Look at you, makin' things! Now enjoy! This is what I call southern comfort.

xx,

CB