No Bake Peanut Butter, Beer and Pretzel Bars

These No Bake Peanut Butter, Beer and Pretzel bars are truly a bar within a bar. It got peanuts, pretzels and beer! Everything you would find at your local drinking hole. We then sweetened the deal with some chocolate and whipped cream. This is a great party dessert. We created this delicious recipe for our interview with country music artist Dave Fenley. You can read how he inspired this recipe by clicking here. Please give this recipe for No Bake Peanut Butter, Beer and Pretzel Bars a try.

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No Bake Peanut Butter, Beer and Pretzel Bars

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time2 minutes mins

Refrigerate2 hours hrs

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: beer, chocolate, Dave Fenley, peanut butter, Southern Fellow

Servings: 12 bars

Author: Patrick L.

Equipment

• 13x9 pan
• foil
• food processor
• large bowl
• microwaveable bowl
• mixer with whisk

Ingredients

The Bar

• 1 ½ sticks butter melted
• 2 cups pretzels crushed
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1¼ cup peanut butter creamy
• 12 oz chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Nutella

Guinness Whipped Cream

• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup Guinness Stout
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• pretzel twists for garnish

Instructions

Peanut Butter Bars

• In a food processor grind the pretzels.
• Add the peanut butter and give a couple pulses.
• Next add the melted butter and sugar and pulse until combined. If still a little loose grind up a little more pretzel. It should be loose slightly more than cookie dough.
• Line a 13x9 pan with foil. Spray the foil with oil.
• Add the peanut butter mixture to the pan and spread evenly.
• Add the chocolate chips and Nutella to a microwavable safe bowl. Heat in 30 second increments. Stirring each time until chocolate is melted.
• Spread evenly over the peanut butter mixture. Place the pan in the Refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Cut into 12 equal portions.

Guinness Whipped Cream

• Using a mixer mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until the mixture is light and creamy. Add the beer and mix so that everything is combined.
• Once combined add the heavy cream and whip until you get firm peaks.
• Pipe the whipped cream on each peanut butter bar. Garnish with a mini pretzel twist.