No Bake Peanut Butter "Cups"

1/3 box crushed graham crackers
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 stick melted butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 cup chocolate chips

I used a food processor to mix the first four ingredients.  The trick to these being smooth like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is to make sure the graham crackers are finely crushed.  The mixture is a little on the dry side so it takes some real muscle power to get this blended well but it is so worth it.

After it is all mixed up press the peanut butter mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 pan.

Because I have a horrible time melting chocolate well I just sprinkled the two cups of chocolate chips on top and popped it into a preheated oven for about 2 minutes.  They melted nicely and I used an icing spreader to smooth them out.  Pop them in the fridge for 30 minutes so that the chocolate hardens up, cut and enjoy!

I found I liked the taste these better at room temperature so after the initial hardening I have left these out on the counter.  They aren't going to last long no matter where I put them!

I had several choices of chocolate chips in my pantry but as I nibbled the peanut butter concoction it tasted really sweet to me so I opted to use a bag of Ghirardelli 60% bittersweet cacao.  This turned out to be an excellent choice!