Halloween Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

These Halloween Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares are the perfect spooky treat for your Halloween party!

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. The weather gets cooler, the decorations are pretty awesome, and making some fun Halloween-themed treats never hurts anyone! Because the end of summer has just been so hot, I decided to make my first Halloween treat of the season a no-bake dessert.

These Halloween Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares are chock-full of peanut buttery goodness, layered with crunchy graham cracker and topped with delectable chocolate. Last, it's drizzled with the colors of Halloween that will be perfect for your parties!

Making these peanut butter squares takes a few steps, but is incredibly easy. Start off by breaking some graham cracker sheets in half. Melt some chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave or in a double boiler. Dip the graham crackers in the chocolate and lay them on a lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate for 10 minutes until the chocolate is set.

While the chocolate-covered graham crackers cool, you need to mix together the best part of the treat - the peanut butter layer! Combine peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until it's nice and smooth.

Use a medium cookie scoop (or your hands) to create a 2" ball of peanut buttery goodness and add one to the top of each chocolate graham cracker. It might look ginormous, but trust me on this one.

Use your hands or a spatula to evenly spread peanut butter layer over the chocolate graham cracker, making sure to get the peanut butter all the way to the edges. The peanut butter and chocolate will warm up quickly, so place the squares into the refrigerator for another 5-10 minutes to get nice and chilly.

Melt some more chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave or in a double boiler. Place a square into the melted chocolate and use a spoon to cover it completely. Carefully lift the square out with a fork and gently tap it to remove the excess chocolate. Immediately place the peanut butter squares back onto the lined cookie sheet. Cool in the refrigerator again for another 10 minutes or until the chocolate has set.

Separately melt some orange and purple melting wafers in the microwave according to package directions. Pour the melted wafers into small baggies and cut off the corner. Drizzle the orange and purple (or any other colors) over the peanut butter squares to add some Halloween fun!

Let the drizzles set and enjoy. Remember that they will melt quickly, so keep them cold until you are ready to share them!

Halloween Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
Makes 12

Ingredients:
6 graham cracker sheets, broken in half
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coconut oil or shortening
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
orange and purple melting wafers

Directions:

1. Break graham crackers in half and set aside.
2. Place 1 cup milk chocolate chips and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl and melt for one minute. Stir and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between until the chocolate is melted. You can also melt the chocolate with a double boiler.
3. Dip the cracker halves into the chocolate, and gently tap to remove any access chocolate. Gently lay the crackers onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat baking mat.
4. Place the baking sheet in the fridge for 10 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.
5. Add peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla into a mixing bowl and stir until combined and smooth.
6. Use a medium cookie scoop to add a 2" ball of peanut butter mixture on top of each cracker.
7. Use a spatula or your hands to spread the peanut butter mixture evenly over the crackers to the edges. Place in the refrigerator for at least 5-10 minutes.
8. Melt the other 2 cups of chocolate chips with coconut oil in the microwave or double boiler.
9. Dip the peanut butter chocolate-covered crackers into the melted chocolate and gently lift out with a fork. Let the excess chocolate drip off and set it back down on the lined baking sheet. Place the peanut butter squares into the fridge for the chocolate to set for at least 10 minutes.
10. Melt some orange and purple melting wafers (separately) in the microwave according to package directions. Pour into a small baggie and cut off the corner. Drizzle some of each color over the top of the peanut butter squares for a fun Halloween look.
11. The Halloween Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares melt quickly, so keep them in the refrigerator until you are ready to enjoy them!

I am thrilled to be a part of the 5th annual Cupcake Diaries “30 Days of Halloween” where 30 bloggers will share 30 recipes throughout the month of September! Check out the link party below to see more creative Halloween recipes that other bloggers are sharing in the series, and be sure to come back throughout the month to see all 30!

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