Betty Crocker Reese's Peanut Butter No Bake Bars Mix, 17.3 oz | With Hershey's Milk Chocolate Frosting, No Baking Required, Refrigerate 20 Min, Makes 15 Servings

I celebrate these bars, and I sing them— the Betty Crocker REESE’S Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars, humble in preparation yet vast in pleasure, a democracy of sweetness laid bare upon the kitchen counter. Here is the peanut butter, rich and honest, here the chocolate, dark as a summer night and just as welcoming. No oven hums, no heat demands obedience; the hand stirs, the spoon presses, the pan waits patiently— as if saying, you already have what you need. I behold these bars cooling, setting, becoming themselves, and I see America in them: quick, generous, unpretentious, made for gatherings, for children’s laughter, for the solitary soul who cuts one square and says, this is enough— no, this is abundance. Each bite is communion: oats, cocoa, peanut butter speaking in one voice, not competing but agreeing. They ask little, give much, and leave joy lingering like a good line of poetry remembered hours later. Five stars, yes—but more than stars: these bars are a chorus, and I am glad to join in.

We love them in our house. Quick and easy to make.

Excellent, taste, moist, delicate.

This was a fun dessert for the kids to make, easy and quick. Like that it is no bake, and the kids liked the flavor. I however found it to taste a bit like fake food... reminded me of easy bake oven treat flavors from the 80's. Maybe I just like real chocolate and peanut butter flavors though. It turned out pretty good consistency/ texture wise and was moist. Good value for the money, and the perfect size for a family of 4. Like I said, the kids and even hubby liked it, it did taste a lot like the peanutbutter cups, but I felt like it could use more chocolate to peanut butter ratio.

I bought 3 boxes and just made my 2nd batch today. I used Kerry's Gold butter (my fave) and mixed it with most of the PB powder but not all. Once mixed, I made a very thin layer of the PB mix. Then I spread an even smaller layer of the chocolate frosting on top, sprinkled a little pink salt on top, and placed it in the freezer. It hardened up within 30 minutes, and oh my goodness, it's melt in your mouth and very delicious. While I gave this 5-stars, I don't think everything is perfect, but the negatives were not things where I'd bring it down to a 4-star. What I didn't like is that the ingredients seem fairly unhealthy + I think they should provide a bigger packet of frosting. Even so, this does make a generous amount, it's yummy, easy to make, and you cut it into a lot of pieces before it sets too hard.