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Our favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Revel Bars!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Revel Bars
Delicious cookie bars loaded with oats and peanut butter mixed together into a tasty crust, layered with silky smooth fudgy chocolate, then topped with more crumbled crust.
Revel Bars are easy to make, travel well and taste delicious! Great for big gatherings, back to school lunches or snacks … or just because.

Do you remember Revel Bars from long, long ago?

Cream together the butter, sugar and eggs.

Mix together the dry ingredients and add to the creamed butter mixture.

The chocolate filling is simple to make with just four ingredients.





Can you freeze Revel bars?
Can Revel bars be made ahead?

Revel Bars disappear quickly.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Revel Bars
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (not natural)
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature (8 ounces or 226g)
- 2 cups light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Chocolate Layer:
- 10 ounce bittersweet chocolate chips about 1 ½ cups (I used Ghirardelli 60% cacao or semi-sweet is fine too)
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.  Set aside a 15x10x1-inch pan (un-greased).
- In a large mixing bowl beat together 1 cup of butter and 1 cup peanut butter until creamy – about 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar and beat on medium speed until blended. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla and mix until blended.
- In a medium bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and blend on low until all the dry ingredients are incorporated. Scrape the sides and blend one more time until a crumbly dough forms. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter. Heat on medium low just until the chocolate is melted, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla.
- Press ¾ of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 15x10x1 inch uncreased baking pan. Spread the warm chocolate mixture on top. Crumble the remaining oat mixture on top in clumps leaving some chocolate layer peeking through. Press down gently to make the top a little more even. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until the top is very lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
- Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
Nutrition
Finally, we love a good peanut butter dessert and if you do too, you may want to try these super easy Peanut Butter Blondies and our Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies too.
We’re also crazy about this Peanut Butter Fudge Ripple Ice Cream – so delicious!
I’m drooling over this Peanut Butter Lasagna and if you still can’t decide, check out this post with Over 50 Insanely Delicious Chocolate & Peanut Butter Recipes!
Patty
Can you use all old fashioned oat?
Tricia Buice
Hi Patty. The texture will not be the same if you used all old-fashioned oats. However, you can pulse the whole old-fashioned oats in a food processor to achieve the same consistency as instant. Enjoy!
Stephanie
Wow!!! These are AMAZING!!! SOO DELISH I CANT EVEN! IM IN LOVE! Thank you for the recipe. I’m pinning it and sharing with my mom and friends. I’ve been baking the old fashion revel bars over and over again but these take it to a whole new level of YUM!!!
Tricia Buice
Thank you Stephanie! We truly appreciate you taking the time to comment and thank you for making the recipe. Bravo!!
Mary
I don’t have regular oats. Would it be ok to just use all quick oats?
Tricia Buice
Yes Mary – I think that will be fine in this recipe! Enjoy 🙂
Alodia
Love to make these and searching for a perfect recipe..and good thing I found your blog. Quick question, why “ungreased” baking dish?
Tricia Buice
Hi Alodia – there is no need to grease the pan. This mixture has enough fat from the peanut butter and butter that there is no need. I think semi-sweet chips would also be great especially if you want the chocolate a little sweeter – enjoy!
magi
Hi;
Is it possible to use something else than condensed milk? (i’m from Israel).
Thank you;
Magi
Tricia Buice
Hi Magi – Thanks for the question. There are ways to make your own sweetened condensed milk but since I am not sure what ingredients are available to you, I think it would be best if you searched on the internet for “sweetened condensed milk substitute.” If you have canned milk (evaporated) then you can add a few ingredients and make your own. Sorry I was not more help! These bars are very tasty and the sweetened condensed milk adds a lot to the texture and flavor. Hope you can find it! Thanks for reading and happy New Year!
Andrea Thee
Why do the directions say to add 3/4 butter when the ingredients list says 1 cup? Is 1 cup correct?
Tricia Buice
Sorry Andrea! I updated the recipe and corrected that error. Yes the butter should be 1 cup. I know you're going to love these – hope the answer came in time. Thanks for reading – enjoy!
michaelswoodcraft
…mmm those look delicious. I printed your recipe, thank you!!
Mary Bergfeld
Tricia, I've never had revel bars and I have to remedy that. Yours look delicious. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen
Great a great recipe – and I'm totally drooling looking at your pictures!!! SO delicious and gorgeous!<br />Mary x
Chris Scheuer
Hope you're doing okay Tricia, miss you!
Natalie G
These treats look so yummy, a great indulgence!
Kari Lindsay
Tricia, if you keep bringing treats like this you will be on everyone's invite list! So yummy!
Domowe Wypieki
Wow!! These look great !! 🙂
Amy (Savory Moments)
Ooohhhhh these look so, so wonderful! I love chocolate and peanut butter together!
Pam
These look really good and combine 2 of my favorite foods. I bet they disappear quickly! I'm new here and like your blog!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
These look SO good! I think that chocolate and peanut butter makes for the BEST combo!!
Betty
I made these last night and took them to school today, and there was not a one left over to bring home. 🙂
Elayne
These are absolutely delicious and not hard to make. Made a batch and froze them to have on hand for school lunches. That was a fail…they even taste delicious frozen and were gone very quickly! Highly recommend!
Tricia Buice
Haha – sometimes I freeze cookies too Elayne. But, as you mentioned, that doesn’t always prevent me from sneaking a bite here and there. These are wonderful bars for sure! So happy you enjoyed them. The kids will be happy to find these in their lunches 😉
Daniela Grimburg
OMG Tricia, I would love to be your neighbor and get such treats :)<br />The bars look irresistible and your pictures are gorgeous!<br />
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow
First, let me say, you'd be invited to EVERY party I had anything to do with!! 😉 blessings ~ tanna
Mary Younkin
Heck, yes! These bars sound fantastic.
Chris Scheuer
Wow Tricia, even If I thought I didn't need these (you know, with bathing suit weather approaching and all) I could not resist after seeing your photos. Love them all, that one with the egg and the one with the swirled chocolate really got to me though! I'm thinking I need to run to the market…………
Abbe Odenwalder
I made these years ago only without the peanut butter. They are sooo good.
Gerry @Foodness Gracious
Good grief woman. I am a total bar person way more than a cookie guy, although I wont turn one away ;)These look amazing!!
Wendy
I love that these are something different to bring to a gathering! No surprise that they disappeared quickly! They have everybody's favorite everything in them.:) I think cookie butter (Biscoff) would be a great substitute for a non-nut version too.
nessa
Drooling like crazy over the pictures!
Betty
These look so good! I have no neighbors to share them with, but my co-workers sure would appreciate them!
Angie Schneider
My God, these look unbelievably delicious! I bet they are addictive, Tricia, I meant..what do you expect the combo of peanut butter and chocolate!!!
Jennifer Hobson
How come you can’t use natural peanut butter?
Tricia Buice
Hi Jennifer. Natural peanut butter can be oily so I’m not sure it will work in this recipe. I’ve only made it with Jiff and Peter Pan brands.
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen
I have never in my life heard of these…but how could I NOT love them? 🙂
Purabi Naha
This breakfast idea sounds like something I must try! Loved the way you presented this. Very neat blog and awesome recipes, I must say!! 🙂
Sue/the view from great island
Oh Tricia, these are incredible! I've never heard of them, but they are right up my alley. Congratulations on your daughter's wedding!
Shiloh Barkley
Must make these soon!
Monica
Tricia, your pictures are so gorgeous and the food looks so great, not to mention you make it seem so easy! Why have I never heard of Revel bars! I saw a similar version recently but never heard of it before. I love this PB chocolate version and it really does look & sound like an awesome crowd-pleaser! BH&G has some great classic recipes. I'm pinning this to make one day. <br /><
Anna and Liz Recipes
Tricia, These bars are so amazing that I can have one right now if I could. Hope your block party was a blast!
Chatty Crone
Girl you have to know that I am going to PIN this. sandie