Salted Peanut Chew Bars
Ingredients
- Crust ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups flour ⓘ
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 2 egg yolks ⓘ
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
- 2/3 cup corn syrup ⓘ
- 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter ⓘ
- 1 (12 ounce) package peanut butter chips (2 cups) ⓘ
- 2 - 2 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients except marshmallows and stir at low speed until crumbly.
- Press firmly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven.
- Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows.
- Return to oven and bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows just begin to puff.
- Cool while preparing topping.
- In a large saucepan, combine all topping ingredients except cereal and peanuts; heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in cereal and peanuts.
- Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Cut into bars.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1395
kcal
70% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).