Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter White Chocolate Bark Recipe

This is Reese’s Pieces peanut butter white chocolate bark—an irresistible twist on the classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, featuring creamy white chocolate and crunchy Reese’s Pieces. This easy recipe is a fun, delicious way to enjoy the iconic candy and makes for a perfect homemade treat, especially around Halloween.

You know how I feel about peanut butter and chocolate. I have literally dozens of chocolate peanut butter recipes on my website and in my cookbooks, because truly, peanut butter and chocolate are soulmates. But you know what’s an underrated combination? Peanut butter and white chocolate. We can make room for them in our hearts, too!

Here’s Why You’ll Love This Peanut Butter White Chocolate Bark

• Like a fresh and homemade version of a white chocolate peanut butter cup
• Soft peanut butter filling tastes like the centers of these peanut butter balls
• Melt-in-your-mouth soft with a delightful crunch from Reese’s Pieces
• The colors are so festive for fall, but this treat is a big hit year round
• An easy no-bake recipe
• Makes a big batch to share
• Freezes easily if you need to hide leftovers from your self control 😉

Bark is a spectacularly easy way to create your own ideal candy bar. With the combination of melted chocolate and toppings—like candies, chopped pretzels, and even cereal, you can create unique and creative chocolate candy that’s fun to make, fun to eat, and fun to share.

Key Ingredients You Need & Why

You also need butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Plus Reese’s Pieces, the favorite candy of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, as well as peanut butter lovers everywhere.

FLAVOR TIP: Try mixing it up and doing a layer of semi-sweet or dark (bittersweet) chocolate on the bottom, and keep just the top layer as white chocolate. YUM. You’ll love the white-and-dark layered look, like in my favorite peppermint bark recipe.

Let’s make some peanut butter white chocolate bark! Melt half the white chocolate with 1/2 teaspoon of oil in the microwave in 20-second increments, stirring in between each increment (so the white chocolate melts evenly and doesn’t burn). The little bit of oil makes the white chocolate satiny smooth and easy to spread. I like to use a microwave-safe glass liquid measuring cup for melting chocolate, because the pour spout is super helpful for the next step.

When completely melted, pour and spread it into a lined 9×13-inch pan.

Place the pan in the refrigerator for just 10–15 minutes to set the bottom layer. You don’t want it to set for too long and completely harden, or else the layers will separate.

While the bottom layer of white chocolate is setting, make the peanut butter layer. It tastes exactly like the creamy yet crumbly center of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. An electric mixer makes quick work of this step.

Spread the peanut butter filling over the bottom layer of white chocolate.

For the top layer, repeat the melting and spreading process you did for the bottom white chocolate layer.

Now for the topping: a generous handful of crushed/chopped Reese’s Pieces. The little candies on top provide a nice crunch to the otherwise soft and creamy bark.

Refrigerate the finished bark in the pan for 30 to 60 minutes, and then lift the entire thing out of the pan by holding on to the edges of the parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to cut the bark into pieces. There may be some cracking—that’s normal.

This peanut butter white chocolate bark should be stored in the refrigerator, because it softens up very quickly at room temperature. You’ll love it cold from the fridge!

And if you love the idea of making homemade Halloween candy, try this easy Halloween Boo Bark next!