Buckeye Bars recipe made easy, no-bake and 4-Ingredients. Everything you love in buckeye balls made into a bar! The result? Less work and just-as-delicious buckeye bars in a snap.
{Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Keto & Vegan friendly}
Who doesn’t love buckeye balls!? Am I right!?
In our family, buckeyes balls are the food of life. Well, maybe thatâs a little extreme. They are, however, a dessert that gets demolished so quickly you wish you had made dozens more.
Hence, I created a healthier version of peanut butter buckeye balls. Less sugar and butter involved? Yes, please.
As always, these peanut butter buckeye bars were made out of laziness. Don’t judge; you’ll thank me.
How these buckeye bars came into existence.
We had a huge event coming up and had to get creative about a treat to bring that is gluten-free and easy.
Buckeyes. Definitely our buckeyes fit that bill. However, the thought of dipping each individual buckeye ball in chocolate filled me with dread. That would be a LOT of work.
So out of laziness, I attempted to make these buckeye bars. Guys, I am never going back to the other way. Seriously, like NEVER again.
I’m trying my best to not scream at you through this computer screen. But listen, YOU HAVE TO TRY THESE.
Peanut Free Options to make buckeyes
If you have peanut allergies, try this recipe with sunflower butter instead. These bars are also gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan friendly, not to mention lower in sugar compared to a traditional buckeye!
A normal buckeye ball recipe calls for 1-2 sticks of butter. This peanut butter buckeye bars recipe calls for a total of 4 Tablespoons.
OMG.
Seriously, have I convinced you?
If you’d even like to make these low carb and keto friendly there are ways. đ
Switch the frosting to a low carb cream cheese frosting, swap with low carb chocolate and you’ve got yourself a fantastic low carb dessert!
I hope so. Remember when I said you’ll earn the âQueen of Appetizersâ title with our buffalo chicken meatballs recipe? Well, these buckeye bars are another way for you to earn another title. Guaranteed.
Never going back to traditional buckeye balls, we are now peanut butter buckeye bars FOR LIFE.
Neta says
Looks delicious, can’t wait to make this!
Lindsay says
Thanks! Hope you do get a chance, I’ve been dreaming about making them non-stop since I created them. đ
Megan says
Do I need to refrigerated these after I make them?
Lindsay says
I personally do not. You are more then welcome too if you would like though. My husband wouldn’t complain as he likes everything better when its cold. đ
Ashlee says
How long do you think these would stay fresh? I like to make several desserts and spread them throughout Christmas week for different family gatherings.
Lindsay says
At least a week I would say, if not more around 1.5-2 weeks. Honestly, they go so quickly in our house I haven’t really gotten a chance to ‘TEST’ out how long they really do last, but that would be my guess. đ
Ashlee says
Thanks! I’m guessing they’ll go fast too, that’s why I have to split these things up before I go đ
Lindsay says
I actually made these again for the holidays also, andddd they are already gone… So I guess I’m making another batch!I should of split them up like you and then HIDE them until the time. lol
Debbie says
Hi! When you are talking about these, you say : A normal buckeye ball recipe calls for 1-2 sticks of butter. This peanut butter buckeye bars recipe calls for a total of 3 Tablespoons.
In the recipe, it calls for 1 Tablespoon. Where do you use the other 2 Tablespoons?
Thanks! Debbie
Lindsay says
Hi Debbie!
Well let me first admit that I definitely didn’t do my math right. It is actually a total of 4 Tablespoons of butter in the entire recipe. The remaining 3 Tablespoons are accounted for in the frosting. Now if you want to simply use store bought frosting though you don’t have to worry about that portion. Hope this helps! -Lindsay
Tania says
The title says “3-ingredients” but your recipe has 4, can you tell me which 1 can be excluded?
2 cups low-sugar vanilla frosting
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter (or sunflower butter for peanut allergies)
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 Tablespoon dairy-free butter (plain butter works too