And Then There Were Fluffernutter Bars…
I’m going to make this post quick. It’s Memorial Day, most of you are heading somewhere to eat at someone’s cookout if you didn’t already, and time’s a wasting. Get to baking.
The Fluffernutter is the quintessential New England sandwich, made with peanut butter, and Fluff (not marshmallow creme, and yes, there is a difference). I am not saying it is the most nutritious food item to put in a lunchbox for your kid, but I do know anyone raised in Massachusetts knows what it is…and likes it. If you were lucky you got it on soft white bread, and maybe even got the crusts cut off.
Fast forward to now: My bread is typically sprouted grain. My peanut butter is natural. Oh, but there is a brand new container of Fluff in the cabinet at all times. For you know, life emergencies. Some days a woman needs to stand in her kitchen with a spoonful of fluff and giver her dog the stink eye because she is not sharing.
To the recipe: the original recipe is from soccer mom.com. When a friend sends you a Pinterest posted recipe and you have a cookout to be the next day, you try it. I am glad I did. I am also glad I fiddled with the proportions and made MORE. I am also glad I left them at the campsite where our cookout was because they are like a siren song to me. All good.
This recipe is a basic peanut butter dough with chocolate chunks, divided into two parts. Press one part on the bottom of a pan and add FULL SIZED Peanut butter cups. Add Fluff! Add more dough! Bake and leave to cool. Sound simple? It is. Do people need to know this deliciousness wasn’t an all day process? No. You can keep that little secret to yourself.
If you were one of us who embraced sugary marshmallow and peanut butter, loves peanut butter cups, or just needs to feel like a gooey dessert is essential for a cookout, you have met your match. I hope you make these. Today.
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and as always, thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
Click below for a printable recipe
PrintFluffer Nutter Bars
This delicious creation of peanut butter, peanut butter cups, and fluff originally was posted on thesoccermomblog.com. I changed the proportions to make a larger batch. You will not be disapointed!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter
- 2/3 Cup Plain Peanut Butter (I used Creamy Jif)
- 12 Unwrapped FULL SIZED Peanut Butter Cups
- 2 Cups packed Dark Brown Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 2 generous teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 bag Nestle Chocolate Chunks
- 1/2 Container Marshmallow Fluff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350* and prepare a 9×13″ baking pan by lining it with parchment paper.
- in a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add peanut butter and combine. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to combine until uniform.
- Add flour until mixed in, fold in chocolate chunks (I just add mine while the mixer is running on low)
- Divide dough into 2/3 and 1/3.
- Press 2/3 of dough into prepared pan. Distribute Peanut butter cups evenly into dough.
- Cover peanut butter cups with Marshmallow Fluff, smooth to create an even layer.
- Break apart remaining dough and cover the mixture. Press down.
- Bake in 350* oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown, do not overcook.
- Leave bars in pan until cool (they will continue to cook in the pan and you want this!)
- Pull bars out of pan with edges of parchment paper and slice!
- These will keep in an airtight container for a few days…but they won’t last that long!