{"id":52724,"date":"2025-04-25T09:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondflourblog.com\/?p=52724"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:36:17","slug":"chocolate-peanut-butter-confetti-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondflourblog.com\/chocolate-peanut-butter-confetti-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Peanut Butter Confetti Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Confetti Squares recipe is a tasty variation on a Canadian classic. Super tasty, & takes only 5 minutes of work!<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s recipe is one of those times where I have a fantastic idea, get it all hashed out... and find out that it already exists. Whoops.<\/p>\n

Anyway, if you\u2019ve seen my Confetti Bars Recipe<\/a>, you\u2019re familiar with the inspiration for these delicious squares.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re some of my favourite nostalgic childhood treats from growing up in Manitoba - an addictive combination of peanut butter and butterscotch flavors, enrobing confetti-colored marshmallows - hence the name.<\/p>\n

Those butterscotch marshmallow squares are ubiquitous back home, and show up not only during the holiday season, but at various get togethers and as after-school snacks ANY time of year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a no bake recipe that requires only minimal effort and can be whipped up fairly last minute, if needed - no wonder it\u2019s so popular!<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyway, recently I was thinking that I could make kind of a peanut butter cup inspired version - swap the butterscotch out for chocolate, and the fruit marshmallows out for plain, to create chocolate peanut butter marshmallow squares.<\/p>\n

Well, as it turns out... chocolate peanut butter marshmallow bars are already a known - and somewhat popular - alternative to the original recipe.<\/p>\n

Ah well.<\/p>\n

Anyway, let\u2019s look at what you\u2019ll need in order to throw on a batch of this easy recipe. <\/p>\n

You could be less than 5 minutes of work - and an hour or two of waiting - away from a tray of chocolate peanut butter marshmallow goodness, yourself!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n

This peanut butter marshmallow squares recipe only uses 4 simple ingredients - you won\u2019t have any trouble at all finding them in any grocery store.<\/p>\n

A few notes for you:<\/p>\n

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips<\/h4>\n

While the original recipe uses butterscotch chips - sometimes peanut butter chips - this one uses actual chocolate.<\/p>\n

I tend to use semi-sweet chocolate chips, to offset some of the sweetness coming from the marshmallows and peanut butter. I feel like bittersweet chocolate might not be sweet enough (my husband would love it, though), and milk chocolate might be a bit TOO sweet.<\/p>\n

That said, the recipe will work with any of them, so go with what you\u2019ll like! If you have a wicked sweet tooth, go milk. If you love dark chocolate, use that!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Creamy Peanut Butter<\/h4>\n

Traditionally, smooth peanut butter is what you\u2019re going to want for this recipe. <\/p>\n

In theory, you COULD use crunchy peanut butter, but you\u2019ll want to use a little more, to make up for the volume of actual peanut butter lost to the chunks of nuts in it.<\/p>\n

Personally, I wouldn\u2019t use the refrigerated type of natural peanut butter. The texture may be a bit off, and really... you need that salt and sugar to really enhance the peanut butter flavor in these bars, IMHO.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mini Marshmallows<\/h4>\n

While the Confetti Squares this recipe riffs on uses multi-colored miniature marshmallows, I\u2019m not so into the idea of fruity marshmallows + Peanut butter + Chocolate.<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s fantastic, who knows? Maybe I\u2019ll try it someday. In the meantime, I go with basic vanilla marshmallows, to let the peanut butter and chocolate flavours take center stage.<\/p>\n

As a note, I realize that \u201cA bag of marshmallows\u201d isn\u2019t a set amount of marshmallows, really. This is one where you measure with your heart!<\/p>\n

I usually use about \u2154 of a small bag - I like there to be a fair amount of the \u201cfudge\u201d, proportionately. Sometimes I like extra marshmallows though, so there\u2019s wiggle room.<\/p>\n

Unsalted Butter <\/h4>\n

Really don\u2019t have anything to add here, other than \u201cSalted works fine, if that\u2019s what you have\u201d. We just tend to have unsalted on hand, so that\u2019s what I used.<\/p><\/div>\n

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