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Today is Sunday and do you know what that means? #SundaySupper time! About one month ago when I made the Bacon and Dried Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies, the #SundaySupper group teamed up with Katie Workman, author of The Mom 100 Cookbook. Today we are back in the kitchen with Katie! And I made her Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares – a layer of creamy peanut butter goodness topped with a thick, teeth-sinking layer of chocolate.
The purpose of The Mom 100 is to provide fresh and quick recipes for parents to prepare with kids. I’m not a mom, but fresh and quick still applies to me because I work full-time during the week. My rule is dinner must be ready within an hour after getting home. In this case, it’s dessert. I woke up an hour early before work, made these Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares, put them in the fridge, then went to work (with chocolate on my arm). When you need a last-minute treat, these bars are it. Yes, it takes an hour to chill, but it’s one less thing to worry about when you are running around doing a million things.
I modified the recipe ever so slightly by adding peanuts on top while the chocolate was still hot. I like reemphasizing that these are peanut butter. The chocolate layer was my favorite part, mainly because it’s so thick, it literally cracks like a magic shell when you bite into it. I had plans to take extras into work Monday, but Dad and I kept eating them all weekend…
My copy of the book is on its way in the mail, so I definitely will be putting it to good use! Want to win your own copy? Join us on Twitter from 7-8 pm EST for a live chat with Katie Workman herself! During this hour, we will select 3 winners to receive a copy of The Mom 100.
In the meantime, check out what the rest of the #SundaySupper crew is making:
Salads:
- Japanese Restaurant Salad with Carrot-Ginger Dressing Shockingly Delicious @shockinglydlish
Main Dish:
- Spicy Ranch Bacon & Avocado Quesadilla Daily Dish Recipes @nicolehcook
- Pear, Goat cheese and Pancetta Grilled Pizza MamaMommyMom @mamamommymom
- Turkey Meat Sauce The Meltaways @MrsMeltaway
- Lasagna with Turkey Meat Sauce GirliChef @girlichef
- Salsa Chicken Quesadilla with a homemade cilantro chimichurri Juanita’s Cocina @juanitascocina
- Individual Grilled Pizza Big Bears Wife @bigbearswife
- Beans and Cheese Quesadila with Tomato Salad Basic n Delicious @basicndelicious
- Grill Roasted Honey Ginger Chicken Are you Hungry? @redkathy
- One-Pot Arroz con Pollo – Cuban Style Comfy Cuisine @trish0605
- Sesame Noodles With Shrimp and Vegetables Magnolia Days @reneedobbs
- Fresh Mozzarella Pasta Casserole Twitter Doggie at The Dinner Table @doggieatdinner
- Arroz con Pollo Puerto Rican style Cooking by the seat of our pants @cbsop
- Rice Toppings of Garlic, Lemon, Rosemary Roasted Chicken with Summer Pineapple The Queen’s Notebook @mango_queen
- Pizza Quesadillas Meal Planning Magic @mealplanmom
- Sesame Noodles Cupcakes and Kale Chips @CupcakeKaleChip
- Lasagna Parcels with Turkey Meat Sauce Small Wallet Big Appetite @wallet_appetite
- Grilled Chicken Pita Sandwich Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again @shlylais
- Grilled Breakfast Pizza & Sauteed Corn & Spinach Grilled Pizza Momma’s Meals @mommasmeals
- Sauteed Corn, Spinach, Bacon and scallions! Mama’s Blissful Bites @mamapoolecooks
- Thai Style Sesame Glass Noodle My Trials in the Kitchen @seetfei
- Caramelized Onion & Flank Steak Quesadilla In The Kitchen with KP @InTheKitchenKP
- Teriyaki Skewers Real Best Recipe @realbestrecipe
- Skillet Spinach Corn with Edamame Cilantro & Bacon Bits Sue’s Nutrition Buzz @ssunithi
- Pulled Pork with Papa Mike’s Cole Slaw In the Kitchen with Audrey @audreysmamma
- Sauteed Corn, Spinach Bacon and Scallions That Skinny Chick Can Bake @thatskinnychick
- Arroz con Pollo Portuguese Style Family Foodie @familyfoodie
Desserts:
- Fudgy One Pot Brownies Mrs. Mama Hen @MrsMamaHen
- Simple Vanilla Cupcakes Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks @HezziD
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares Chocolate Moosey @chocolatemoosey
- Butterscotch-Bacon Apple cookies What Smells So Good? @jo_jo_ba
Wine pairing Wine Everyday @wineeveryday
Connect with Katie Workman, Author of The Mom 100 Cookbook:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katieworkman100
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/katieworkman100
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/katieworkman100
- Website: www.themom100.com
- Buy The Mom 100 Cookbook
Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
Serves: one 9-inch pan
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Layer:
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
Chocolate Layer:
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- For the peanut butter layer: in a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and graham cracker crumbs until well-combined (it may still be a bit crumbly). Press the peanut butter layer into the pan as evenly as possible.
- For the chocolate layer: Boil water in a medium saucepan. When the water is boiling, place a heatproof bowl on top. Add the chocolate chips and butter and melt, stirring frequently. Remove the bowl from the heat and evenly spread it on top of the peanut butter layer. Top with peanuts. Cover with plastic wrap (don’t let it touch the chocolate layer. Use toothpicks if necessary) and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into squares before serving.
Source: The Mom 100 Cookbook
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Oooh that looks so good! I love that you put peanuts in the top, I bet that really amps it up! I love choc and pb so this is just perfect :)
Pure heaven and perfect for summer time, no baking! A nice cool treat to enjoy, can’t wait to try.
Carla, this is awesome! Peanuts is my favorite. Your posts always made me want to grab the food from the monitor:D
Oooh, congrats on winning a copy! I’m sure you’ll have tons of fun using it too
Ooh, I love your photos! Seeing them really makes me want to make the Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares. Great job Carla!
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Mmmm…these look SO good. And I’m scheduled to make them soon (using them for my next Mom 100 post). Love the peanuts on the top. I’ve been wondering about the graham crackers in the pb layer – can you taste them? Are they just for texture? Trying to decide which type to use or whether to use them at all. I’d love to hear your thoughts on their addition…
To be honest, if you handed me this bar to taste, I wouldn’t have said graham cracker crumbs. I think they contribute more to the texture and might be one of those “only notice when absent” ingredients. I would say use them the first time around to get a feel for the recipe the way it was written.
That’s what I figured since it was such a small amount. Thanks! =)
These are on my list of “To try next”. Love the addition of the salted peanuts on top!
I have everything to make these! The family is going to be SO happy. LOL!
I knew I’d love these just from the title…and you’re made them beautifully!!!! Happy #SundaySupper!!!
These look incredibly rich and delicious! Great combination of flavors.
These sounds really amazing, since I love anything with peanut butter & chocolate. Plus, I could probabaly find some gluten-free graham crackers or other kind of cookies/crackers for the peanut butter layer.
I have recently begun eating pb again and these look delicious! I will take a whole plate of them.
I cannot resist these 2 flavors — peanut butter and chocolate! Yum! Glad to share Sunday Supper with you!
Um, I’ll have 3. Thank you!
Chocolate and Peanut Butter is one of the best combos ever!! I will need to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!!
Absolutely gorgeous! The recipe and the photography … just beautiful. Thank you so much for all your #sundaysupper inspiration.
I would love to snack on this right now!