Chocolate Confetti Squares

Chocolate Confetti Squares are an easy no-bake dessert with fruity marshmallows, melted chocolate chips and peanut butter that taste like part marshmallow treat and part fudge!

There’s Chocolate Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Fudge Iced Brownies, but if you have a sweet tooth that only chocolate can satisfy, you need to try Chocolate Confetti Squares.

No bake dessert recipes are both yummy and easy to make and confetti bars not only taste great they’re also fun to look at. You can dress Chocolate Confetti Bars up for fancy occasions or wrap them up as individual goodies for a kid’s birthday party. Or they can be a no-bake dessert that’s perfect for when company’s coming and you need something sweet to finish off your dinner.

Chocolate Confetti Bars are loaded with melted chocolate chips, peanut butter and rainbow mini marshmallows. This no bake recipe is easy enough that you can try it with the little chefs in your life when they want to try making dessert, especially if they’re fans of that rich, chocolate peanut butter flavor.

These Chocolate Confetti Squares are a great dessert to make when you have a lot of other things to get done that day and want something that can sit for a while.  If you like the chocolate version, you’ll love my recipe for Peanut Butter Confetti Squares. Instead of chocolate chips in that recipe I use a fun chip alternative you have to check out!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CONFETTI SQUARES

• Line an 8×8″ baking pan with parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil spray.
• In a large microwave safe bowl, in 30 second increments, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter together, stirring in between each time you microwave (this should take 90 seconds total).
• Add in the vanilla and salt then let cool for 5 minutes (to avoid melting the marshmallows).
• Add in 3/4 of the marshmallows to the semi-cooled chocolate mixture and coat well.
• Spread the mixture into the pan then immediately top with the remaining marshmallows and press them into the top.
• Put the pan in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes before serving.

VARITIONS ON CHOCOLATE CONFETTI SQUARES

• Peanut butter: There are so many varieties of peanut butter out there now and you can use any kind you’d like. Use smooth peanut butter for a creamier texture or use chunky peanut butter to get crunchy chopped peanuts in your Confetti Squares without having to mix them in separately.
• Marshmallows: Rainbow mini marshmallows are perfect for this recipe, but if you’re feeling fancy and want to impress your dinner guests, you can make your own tasty Homemade Marshmallows. In the homemade version, the marshmallow squares will end up being a bit bigger than the mini marshmallows so you will have to chop them down into smaller sizes.
• Chocolate chips: If you want an even chocolatier Chocolate Confetti Square, add more chocolate chips to the top of them. For one batch, about a cup chocolate chips will do to thoroughly cover the squares. I would recommend using semi sweet chocolate chips, but feel free to experiment with dark chocolate, peanut butter chips or white chocolate chips.
• Butterscotch chips: If you can’t get enough butterscotch, add butterscotch chips to the top or melt them along with your semi-sweet chocolate chips to make rich, delicious chocolate butterscotch confetti squares. Chocolate peanut butter marshmallow squares go really well with the sweet, tangy flavor of butterscotch so trust me, your sweet tooth will thank you.
• Rice Krispies: For a yummy crunch, stir Rice Krispies into the batter for your Chocolate Confetti Squares. This will make them have the texture of Rice Krispies with the rich chocolate of confetti bars. The puffed rice also is a great counterpoint to the soft, sugary texture of the marshmallows.

More Easy No-Bake Chocolate Desserts:

• Edible Cookie Dough (Or Cookie Dough Bars!) – no flour to bake here, I use a secret ingredient that makes them amazing.
• Chocolate Fudge (or Chocolate Walnut Fudge!) – This fudge will NOT fail you, I promise!
• Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels – These are sinful and taste like candy bars!
• Chocolate Turtle Candies – Skip the candy store, these candies take just five minutes to make!

HOW LONG ARE CHOCOLATE CONFETTI SQUARES GOOD?

• Serve: You should serve your Chocolate Confetti Squares chilled, straight from the fridge. If it’s a hot day, you shouldn’t leave these chocolatey goodies out for long or they will start to melt.
• Store: Confetti bars will stay fresh in the fridge for about 4 days. For best results, keep them in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap.
• Freeze: Chocolate Confetti Bars are good frozen for up to about 3 months, and they are delicious straight out of the freezer. In order to keep them from fusing together, layer them between sheets of parchment paper or wax paper so that they don’t stick.

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Chocolate Confetti Squares

Chocolate Confetti Squares are an easy no-bake dessert with fruity marshmallows, melted chocolate chips and peanut butter that taste like part marshmallow treat and part fudge!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate Confetti Squares

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooling Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 16 Servings

Calories 290 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 10 ounces mini rainbow marshmallows , (1 bag)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Line an 8x8" baking pan with parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil spray.

2. In a large microwave safe bowl, in 30 second increments, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter together, stirring in between each time you microwave (this should take 90 seconds total).

3. Add in the vanilla and salt then let cool for 5 minutes (to avoid melting the marshmallows).

4. Add in 3/4 of the marshmallows to the semi-cooled chocolate mixture and coat well.

5. Spread the mixture into the pan then immediately top with the remaining marshmallows and press them into the top.

6. Put the pan in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Confetti Squares

Amount Per Serving

Calories 290 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 11mg4%

Sodium 131mg6%

Potassium 105mg3%

Carbohydrates 33g11%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 26g29%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 138IU3%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 34mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.