Peanut Butter Fudge Bars

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These Peanut Butter Fudge Bars are made delicious with yellow cake mix, peanut butter, chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts!

two peanut butter fudge bars stacked on plate

Here’s an easy dessert that begins with a yellow cake mix. If you aren’t into yellow cake, you can always substitute white cake mix instead. Everyone loves a good bar, and this one is full of delicious flavors. This is a recipe that is good to bring to a potluck.

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Ingredients needed:

  • yellow cake mix
  • creamy peanut butter
  • butter
  • eggs
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • vanilla extract
  • salt
  • semisweet chocolate chips
  • shredded coconut
  • chopped walnuts or pecans (leave out the nuts if there are allergy concerns or if you don’t care for nuts)

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How to make Peanut Butter Fudge Bars:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 350℉.
 
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, peanut butter, ½ cup of the melted butter and eggs. Stir until blended. Press ⅔ of the mixture into a 9×13-inch ungreased pan.
 
In a separate bow. combine the condensed milk, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, vanilla and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Spread this mixture evenly over the cake mix layer. Crumble the reserved dough over the top.

pan of peanut butter fudge bars

Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden. Cool for at least a couple of hours.

spatula holding up a peanut butter fudge bar over pan of bars

Then cut into squares.

How to store Peanut Butter Fudge Bars:

Keep bars stored in a sealed container for up to 3 days. These can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

two peanut butter fudge bars stacked on plate

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Peanut Butter Fudge Bars

Super easy and delicious dessert for chocolate/peanut butter lovers!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bars, fudge, peanut butter
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 15 bars
Calories 595kcal

Ingredients

  • One 15.25-ounce box yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup (1 stick) + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (divided)
  • 2 large eggs
  • One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, peanut butter, ½ cup of the melted butter and eggs. Stir until blended. Press ⅔ of the mixture into a 9x13-inch ungreased pan.
  • In a separate bow. combine the condensed milk, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, vanilla and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Spread this mixture evenly over the cake mix layer. Crumble the reserved dough over the top.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden. Cool for at least a couple of hours, and then cut into squares.
  • Keep bars stored in a sealed container for up to 3 days. These can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 410mg | Potassium: 418mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 3mg

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