Buckeye Bars

This post should be called "The Struggle to Name the Buckeye Bar"

You know the saying about too many cooks spoiling the soup? Well there were too many family members with an opinion on the name of my latest victory in the kitchen. 

I wanted to call them Love Bars. 

Why did I want to call them Love Bars? 

I'm glad you asked. 

When I had my husband taste test them he had a very serious expression on his face, then he turned to me and said, "I love you." Soooooo hence the idea for the name. 

I thought it was funny. After 25 years of marriage I would hope that he loves me for more than the graham crackery, peanut buttery, chocolatey goodness that I presented to him. 

Unfortunately, no one liked the name Love Bar.  I brainstormed and came up with a few possibilities and got a thumbs up on Buckeye Bars.

Buckeye Bar

Buckeye Bars

graham crackers, about 5, halved

1 Cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 Cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

chocolate flavored almond bark

The peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.

Mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. 

Microwave the almond bark according to package directions. I used about 8 squares. You can also use chocolate chips if you prefer.

Spread the peanut butter mixture on chocolate covered graham cracker.

Place the graham crackers that you have broken in half on a parchment paper lined pan. With a pastry brush, spoon, off-set spatula, or whatever you have, spread the almond bark/chocolate on one side of the graham cracker. Let the chocolate set up. You can speed the process by placing in the fridge.

Place 2 Tbsp of the peanut butter mixture in the chocolate coated graham cracker by using a scoop or a tablespoon.

Evenly spread over cracker.

At this point you may need to warm your chocolate up a bit. Place the cracker in your bowl of chocolate and spoon chocolate over the whole cracker. Use a fork to gently scoop the cracker up and tap fork on side of bowl to shake off excess chocolate. place on parchment lined pan to cool. Again you can speed the process by placing in the fridge.

I added sprinkles for a festive look.


Serves 8-10

Enjoy!

Until next time!