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Home » Recipes » Magic Bars for Peanut Lovers

Magic Bars for Peanut Lovers

Published: Feb 25, 2022 · Modified: Jan 3, 2023 by Lynda · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Peanut lovers will love these Magic Bars that are loaded with peanuts, peanut butter baking chips, and Reese’s PIECES and chocolate cups. 

Slice of magic cookie bar on a metal spatula.
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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪How To Make Magic Bars 
  • 💭Recipe Notes
  • Questions?
  • 📖 Recipe

The bottom of these magic cookie bars has a buttery graham cracker layer topped with sweetened condensed milk which “magically” comes together to make a cookie base. Topped with peanuts and Reese’s candy, what’s not to love?

This is an adaptation of the classic magic bar recipe which is made with graham crackers, condensed milk, semisweet chocolate chips, and shredded coconut.

Let’s take a look at how to make this addictive treat.

🥘 Ingredients

 For this version, you need the following:

  • 2 ⅔ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 1½ cups chopped peanuts
  • 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
  • 8.5-ounce package Reese’s Baking Cups and Reese’s PIECES Candy
Graham cracker crumbs, chopped peanuts, Reese's candy, melted butter, and can of condensed milk.

🔪How To Make Magic Bars 

  1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set the pan aside.
  2. Stir graham cracker pieces and butter together in a medium-sized bowl. Press buttered graham cracker pieces onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Graham cracker pieces being spread out in a baking dish.

3. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the top of the graham cracker base.

Condensed milk being spread on top of a graham cracker base.

4. Sprinkle top with chopped peanuts, peanut butter chips, and Reese’s candy.

Reese's candy on top of a cookie base in a 9x13-inch baking pan.

5. Bake magic bars in the preheated oven for 25-27 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and bubbly.

Magic Bar cookie topped with Reese's pieces and Reese's cups.

6. Remove from oven and cut into bars.

💭Recipe Notes

While these bars were made in a pan using aluminum foil, I don’t recommend it. If you feel the need to line your pan, I recommend that you use parchment paper. I think that a good layer of nonstick cooking spray should be sufficient.

You can crush graham crackers in the package itself or use a food processor to do the trick for you. You will need 4 small packs of graham crackers or 2 large packs for this recipe.

You can easily melt butter in the microwave. Be sure to cover it so that it does not splatter. Microwave in 30-second increments.

If you can’t find peanut butter baking chips, feel free to use 1 cup of chocolate chips.

If anyone out there makes these using chocolate graham crackers, please come back and tell me how they turned out.

Questions?

What is the best way to store magic bars?

Store them in an airtight container at room temperature. They are best if consumed within 5 days.

📖 Recipe

Slice of magic cookie bar on a metal spatula.

Magic Bars

The graham cracker cookie base and creamy condensed milk of these cookie bars come together to "magically" create a sweet treat. Topped with peanuts and Reese's candy, they are a peanut lover's dream bar.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Lynda

Equipment

  • 9×13-inch baking pan

Ingredients

  • 2 ⅔ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 1½ cups chopped peanuts
  • 1 cup Reese's peanut butter chips
  • 8.5 ounce package Reese's Baking Cups and Reese's PIECES Candy

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set the pan aside.
  • Stir graham cracker pieces and butter together in a medium-size bowl. Press buttered graham cracker pieces onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  • Pour sweetened condensed milk over the top of the graham cracker base.
  • Sprinkle top with chopped peanuts, peanut butter chips, and Reese's candy.
  • Bake magic bars in the preheated oven for 25-27 minutes or until the edges are golden and bubbly.
  • Remove from oven and cut into bars.

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Notes

Nutrition is a rough estimation of the calories and is not intended to be used for dietary purposes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 281IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg
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