Quick and easy no-bake peanut butter bars with the traditional Mardi Gra colors. Green and purple sprinkles are added to a classic peanut butter dough. It is then pressed into a baking dish, and covered with melted chocolate, then decorated with gold, purple, and green colored sprinkles. These easy no-bake peanut butter bars make a fun and easy treat to make this Mardi Gra that everyone will love.
To make the peanut butter dough, butter is mixed with peanut butter and powdered sugar until a thick dough forms. Fold the green and purple sprinkles into the dough. Press the peanut butter dough into a baking dish. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, until it is fully melted and smooth. Pour the chocolate over the peanut butter bars, and decorate with more sprinkles. Let the peanut butter bars sit in the fridge until it is completely set. Cut into bars and serve.
No-Bake Mardi Gra Peanut Butter Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup green and purple sprinkles
- 12 oz. chocolate chips
- green, purple, and gold sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine butter with peanut butter until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar until it is fully combined. Fold in the green and purple sprinkles.
- Press the dough into a baking dish. Place the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. And heat in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring well until melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter bars. Decorate with the gold, purple, and green sprinkles. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes, until the chocolate has completely set.
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