
Betty Crocker Reeses PB Bar Mix
What You Should Know
This Betty Crocker Reese's PB Bar Mix is a boxed baking mix that you'd find in the supermarket baking aisle, shelved alongside cake mixes, brownie mixes, and tubs of frosting — often near seasonal holiday baking endcaps and other convenience baking products. The co‑branded Reese's styling and orange accents tie it to the candy aisle's peanut‑butter-and-chocolate heritage, while the Betty Crocker name signals approachable home baking. It is positioned as an indulgent, family‑friendly convenience product: marketed to busy parents, chocolate–peanut‑butter lovers, and anyone looking for a quick nostalgic dessert. The label leans on brand recognition more than health claims — it highlights Reese's peanut butter but carries no organic certification and no strong “natural” claims; any kid‑friendly art or “made with” language creates a taste/comfort halo rather than a health promise. In plain terms, this mix is highly processed — it contains added syrups, emulsifiers, preservatives, and artificial flavors common to shelf‑stable mixes. Sensory experience: the prepared bars are dense and chewy with a sweet, fudgy chocolate frosting and pockets of peanut‑butter richness, a contrast of creamy topping and tender crumb. Packaging is a printed cardboard box with inner ingredient/frosting pouch(s) and instructions — the ritual is simple: mix, bake or press, top with included or separate frosting, slice, and serve. Use occasions range from quick weeknight treats to holiday cookie trays; the product is built to deliver predictable flavor and convenience rather than homemade complexity.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
Frosting, (Sugar,, Water,, Palm, Oil,, Corn, Syrup,, Hershey's, Cocoa,, Cocoa, Processed, with, Alkali,, Corn, Starch,, Salt,, Monoglycerides,, Polysorbate, 60,, Potassium, Sorbate, [Preservative],, Citric, Acid,, Sodium, Stearoyl, Lactylate,, Sodium, Acid, Pyrophosphate,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor),, Sugar,, Enriched, Flour, Bleached, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Reese's, Peanut, Butter, (Peanuts,, Sugar,, Monoglycerides,, Peanut, Oil,, Salt,, Molasses,, Corn, Starch),, Whole, Wheat, Flour,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Vegetable, Oil, (Soybean,, Palm),, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup,, Salt,, Corn, Starch,, Molasses,, Honey,, Baking, Soda,, Artificial, Flavor..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •Palm - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •Monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
- •Polysorbate 60 - Processed emulsifier
- •Potassium Sorbate - Synthetic preservative
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains multiple industrial ingredients (high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, emulsifiers, preservatives, artificial flavors) and ready‑to‑use formulations typical of ultra‑processed foods, so it fits NOVA group 4.
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Common Questions about Betty Crocker Reeses PB Bar Mix
Healthy can mean different things depending on your lifestyle and goals! While the Reese's PB Bar Mix has some fun ingredients that can make for a tasty treat, it's on the sweeter side with 13 grams of added sugars per serving. So, if you're looking for a snack that's low in sugar or packed with nutrients, you might want to consider it an occasional indulgence rather than a health food.
