Cookies and cakes and Chex mix, oh my! If you love the combination of salty and sweet, these peanut butter dessert recipes are made for you. Peanut butter pairs perfectly with chocolate, marshmallows, bananas, and more to create the most amazing salty sweet peanut butter recipes. From cookies, bars, cakes, snack mixes, and more, you’ll go nutty for this roundup of peanut butter dessert recipes.
Peggi’s Gigantic, Melt in Your Mouth, Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies
“I got the original recipe out of a 1974 Southern Living Cookies Cookbook. I have been making them since then. I do a few things differently to make it mine. These cookies are crispy and melt in your mouth. I also never make a single batch. I make at least a double batch every time.” – Peggi Anne
Fluffernutter-Butter Bars
“I took a simple old favorite and set out to make it something special. My family took one look and couldn’t wait to dive in – and they didn’t! They had some before dinner, and they had some after dinner. Definitely a win.” – Tam
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cake Pops
“If you are a peanut butter lover, you will adore these delicious little treats. Every time I make these folks are asking for more!” – Miranda
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups (Like Reese’s!)
“My daughter loves Reese’s cups, and she says these taste just like them! With this recipe, I usually end up with a lot more filling than chocolate because I make them in muffin tins, so I save the filling in the fridge or freezer to make another batch.” – D. Ann
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
“My daughter left for Paris today, and I will be on edge until I know she landed safely. So to de-stress, I made some cupcakes. Hunter, my 7-year-old, wanted peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, so this is what we came up with 🙂 You can use any kind of preserve or jam. I used grape jam since it is my son’s favorite.” – Deneece
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chex Mix
“This stuff is so darn good! It’s addictive so I don’t make it too often. It can be made with lots of substitutes… I’ve substituted different cereals for the Chex such as Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I’ve also substituted different chips for chocolate chips such as butterscotch, white, milk, dark, etc. It’s easy and delish!” – Cara
Chocolate PBJ Banana Upside-Down Dump Cake
“This cake is so moist. Topped with vanilla ice cream it is just like a sundae. It was a hit at our church lunch.” – Becky
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge Bars
“These are so easy it’s ridiculous. They are so good. I came up with this recipe as an experiment. It came out great and everyone loved it!” – Jacquelyn
Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Pie
“I won my very first pie baking contest with this pie…1st place and best in show!!! I used Nutter Butter cookies for the crust because you can never have enough peanut butter as far as I’m concerned!” – Heather
“Stupid Cookies”
“This is a good name for these cookies, they are ‘addictive,’ and you start feeling ‘stupid’ because you can’t stop eating them! They are good, tasty, and delicious, no matter how hard you try … one is never enough!” – Dayle
Homemade Easter Eggs
“My family loves this recipe. You can double it if you want more.” – Irene Marie
Peanut Butter Meltaway Cake
“Our local candy store Gardners is famous for its peanut butter meltaway candy.” – SK
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
“These Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are thick and chewy full of gooey peanut butter chips in every bite.” – Debbie
Butterscotch Krispy Goody Bars
“Cookie crust, marshmallow center, nutty butterscotch top. Bars similar to these were at my local bakery for a pretty penny. Here is a recipe to try and see if you like them! Make a batch and if you have any left, they freeze well.” – Catherine
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
“This evolved from my MIL’S banana bread recipe. Hers is the traditional recipe with walnuts. I never was a fan of nuts so she made one for me with chocolate chunks and it was amazing! I went to make it today but didn’t have enough chocolate chips so I added the peanut butter chips too! So yummy!” – Michelle
Snickers No-Bake Cheesecake
“We love cheesecake and the twins love Snickers. What could satisfy everybody? I decided to try making a Snickers Cheesecake. What could be better than that? A no-bake cheesecake that’s what.” – Lisa
Peanut Butter Fudge
“This was my dad’s favorite fudge. He has now passed. He would kid he needed some to make him better. I think of him every time I make it :-)” – Linda
Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle-ish Cookies
“I was making peanut butter cookies and decided on a whim to change up my regular recipe. My hubby loved these. Hope you do too :)” – Michelle
Fudge Brownie Peanut Butter Pie
“My mom and I were eating a peanut butter pie one Thanksgiving that someone brought over for dessert. We both agreed that the filling was great but thought the graham crust was kind of boring. So, I decided to experiment and came up with this recipe that I served that Christmas. My mom, along with the rest of my family loved it and it is now requested by someone every holiday.” – june
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookie Bar
” I’ve made this recipe twice and now have to share the recipe with others. Thank you ladies for your great recipes.” – Mary
Peanut Squares (Peanut Brittle Cookies)
“My Grandma used to make these and never had leftovers. I started baking these at Christmastime and they just disappear. One of my favorites!” – Pattie
Chubby Hubby Bars
“These are sweet and salty and very addicting!” – Kristin
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Pie
“I wanted to make dessert the other night, so I looked in the fridge to see what I had. This is what I came up with. Really easy and quick to make. The hardest part is letting it cool.” – Jenny
PMS Cookies
“This is a little bit of chocolate, a little bit of salt, a little bit of peanut butter and then there’s the marshmallow fluff – everything you need to combat PMS!” – Kathleen
Reese’s Cup Cupcakes (Buckeye Cupcakes)
“Who doesn’t love the great taste of peanut butter and chocolate? These rich cupcakes will satisfy any sweet tooth. A total party hit!” – Renee
Easy Butterfinger Candy
“Sometimes I am embarrassed to tell people how easy this delicious candy is to make. It tastes very much like a Butterfinger candy bar and can be made in about 10 minutes (total time)!” – Kelli
Love in a Cookie Cup
“This is a little cookie cup I have come up with for Valentine’s Day. Wanting to make a special sweet treat for big daddy and me after a romantic dinner. Not wanting to have a lot of leftovers, I came up with this cookie cup. It is absolute, chocolate love in a cup.” – Donna
Peanut Butter S’mores
“Well, one day we were camping and my kids wanted s’mores. So we were making them and my son Kenny says, ‘I wish they had peanut butter on them.’ So, we added peanut butter. Now when we make s’mores we make Kenny’s peanut butter s’mores and anyone who tries them get’s hooked.” – Kenneth
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cheesecake
“Peanut butter cheesecake with a chocolate crust, and chocolate ganache topping with chopped peanut butter cups!” – Kevin