Dessert for 16
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars with eggs
These layered bars combine yellow cake mix, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and condensed milk in one baked dessert.
Typical price
$1.10for 4 servings
$0.27 per serving$1.10 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.18Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 9 oz | $1.26Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.45Typical price |
| Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $4.40 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 plain yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Mix the cake mix, butter, peanut butter, and egg until a thick dough forms.
- Press two-thirds of the dough into the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the warm crust.
- Stir the condensed milk, remaining butter, and vanilla together, then pour the mixture over the chocolate chips.
- Crumble the remaining dough over the top and bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until lightly browned.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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