My Chocolate-Peanut Butter Delight Is No-Bake and So Much Easier Than It Looks

An homage to my all-time favorite chocolate candy, the Reese’s peanut butter cup, this chocolate peanut butter delight recipe captures all the flavors that make that beloved treat so hard to resist. It’s undeniably nutty, creamy, and chocolatey—a perfect no-bake treat at any time of year.

I use Nutter Butter sandwich cookies (highly underrated, in my opinion) to make an ultra-nutty cookie crust base for the delight. Lacing the cream cheese layer typical in a delight with a generous helping of peanut butter yields an extra layer of peanutty flavor. A thick layer of chocolate pudding ensures there’s enough chocolate flavor to boot, and I finish it all off with a layer of fluffy whipped cream and chopped peanut butter cups.

Tips and Tricks

• For the peanut butter cream, skip the natural stuff. Creamy peanut butter (like Skippy or Jif) yields a flavor that is much more reminiscent of a peanut butter cup. 
• Take care to freeze the peanut butter layer before you add the pudding layer on top. Because the peanut butter cream is softer and more delicate than the heavier pudding, it needs to be firm to maintain the differentiation in the layers. 
• I like to briefly chill my peanut butter cups after chopping them to make sprinkling them over the top easier. 

Easy Tweaks

Though I highly recommend trying this recipe at least once as written, this delight is highly riffable to suit your tastes or the ingredients you have on hand:

• For a more chocolate-forward profile, the peanut butter sandwich cookie crust can be swapped for an Oreo crust (you can follow the crust recipe from this Chocolate Delight recipe). 
• Instead of topping with chopped peanut butter cups, you can instead top this dessert with chopped salted peanuts, shaved chocolate, crushed Nutter Butters, or even a drizzle of slightly warmed peanut butter and melted chocolate.