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Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars

These Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars are an easy no-bake dessert made with ice cream, Nutter Butter cookies and peanut butter cups. One bite and you’ll be in peanut butter heaven!

The BEST No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

These past few weeks have been really crazy-busy.

If I could write this blog post in emojis it would be a long list of clapping hands, thumbs ups, Ok fingers, Purple hearts, piles of poop, laugh-cry face, and cry the lonely tear face.

Yeah, that’s a lot of emotions.

Which wraps up my summer so far.

And now that I think about it, why is there no emoji key on the keyboard? I’d even be happy to use the “alt” key if I could get the winking-tongue-sticking-out-face. Which is basically my favorite emoji ever to exist. Well, besides the pile of poop, obvi.

 

But what I’ve found to get me through the long ride of summer emotionssssss is ice cream.

I mean.

Also, I could have used the ice cream emoji there if…

 

Anyhow, seeing as how I haven’t gotten in my bathing suit one time this summer and it’s already almost August, I’m gonna go ahead and share today’s recipe for Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars.

And then go eat 12.

Because eat all the feelings.

Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars...a Nutter Butter Crust with peanut butter swirled ice cream topped with chocolate ganache and peanut butter cups!

This big tray of bars lasted about 3.4 seconds in my house. I’m tellin’ the trufe.

How to Make Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars

It all starts with Nutter Butters.

The best stories always start this way…

Nutter Butter Cookies

Just mash ’em up and mix with butter….

Crushed Nutter Butters

Press them into your pan…

Nutter Butter Crust for Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars

Then grab some ice cream that you’ve let soften for a bit and spread it all up in that joint.

Spread the ice cream into the pan

And you’ll surely need some peanut butter.

Creamy peanut butter Actually just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds until it gets thin and pourable…

Peanut Butter

And swirl it into the ice cream. Work quick because it will freeze up fast.

Swirl peanut butter right into the ice cream!

Pop that in the freezer for a minute while you make some ganache.

Just chop up some chocolate…

Chopped Chocolate

Next heat up some heavy cream and pour it over the chocolate and stir until it’s melted. Just let it cool for a bit and then pull your ice cream out of the freezer and pour it all on top.

Chocolate Ganache

Immediately sprinkle your chopped peanut butter cups on top, the ganache will set up quickly, so make sure to get the peanut butter cups on fast so they stick!

Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars

You’re going to have to freeze this whole thing for a few hours before it’s ready to serve.

But thennnn it will look like this boss…

Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars...a Nutter Butter Crust with peanut butter swirled ice cream topped with chocolate ganache and peanut butter cups! Totally easy to make and everyone will LOVE it!

Right?

Now go make it!

 

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Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars

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  • Author: Shelly
  • Prep Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 bars 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Microwave
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These Peanut Butter Dream Ice Cream Bars are an easy no-bake dessert made with ice cream, Nutter Butter cookies and peanut butter cups. One bite and you’ll be in peanut butter heaven!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 (16 oz) package of Nutter Butter Cookies, crushed
  • 3 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 8 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 1/2 qts vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups chopped peanut butter cups

Instructions

  1. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil. Set aside.
  2. Mix crushed Nutter Butter Cookies and melted butter together and press evenly into the bottom of your prepared pan. Freeze until ready to use.
  3. In a small saucepan heat your heavy cream until it almost comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in your chopped chocolate until melted. Set aside to cool while you do your next steps.
  4. When ice cream is softened to spreadable consistency, spread over Nutter Butter crust.
  5. In a microwave safe bowl heat creamy peanut butter for 20-30 seconds until thin and smooth.
  6. Drizzle peanut butter over your ice cream and using a butter knife, swirl in. The Peanut Butter will set up fast, so work as quickly.
  7. Next pour your cooled chocolate ganache over top and spread evenly.
  8. Sprinkle your chopped peanut butter cups on top immediately so they stick to the ganache.
  9. Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours.
  10. When ready to serve cut into squares.

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