This weekend my BFF and I are taking her two nephews to play mini golf and maybe try our luck at the batting cages. Being 5 and 7 years old, they probably have a good sense of sweet tooth, but not as developed as mine :) To get us all through the day, I made these delicious and decadent Peanut Butter Chocolate bars. What makes these even better is that you can finally finish off that last part of the cereal boxes and use that corn syrup that had been sitting in the pantry since last Thanksgiving...
1. Start by heating up 3/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 brown sugar and 1 cup of light corn syrup in a large saucepan. Whisk until little bubbles come up around the side and cook about a minute longer.
2. Next, take the sugar mixture off the heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter and 1/2 cup chocolate spread (such as Nutella) until melted.
3. Stir in 3 cups of cornflakes or whatever flaky cereal you have and 3 cups of crisp rice or any other crispy cereal. Mix well until it is all coated in the peanut butter mixture. Using a wooden spoon or your hands work the best.
4. Line a 15 x 10 x 1" baking dish with aluminum foil or wax or parchment paper. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press the peanut butter cereal mixture into the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
5. In a medium saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter. Stir in 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup regular sugar, 2 packages (4 servings each) butterscotch pudding mix and 1/4 cup milk. Whisk until smooth and take off the heat. Pour over the cereal mixture and spread evenly.
6. For the chocolate topping, melt together 1 12-ounce package of chocolate pieces (whichever kind you have; semi-sweet, bittersweet, milk chocolate, or a mix of what you have available...) with 1/2 cup butter. Whisk until nice and smooth.
7. Spread chocolate over the pudding layer. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
8. When ready to serve, lift up the foil liner and place on cutting board. Cut into 3 x 3 squares then cut those diagonally into rectangles. Make sure to run warm water over your paring knife when cutting, and to wipe clean after each cut. This will ensure a nice looking cut...
Don't have a chocolate spread? Just use more peanut butter!
* No butterscotch pudding? Use vanilla or chocolate.
Be creative with the cereals; chocolate puffs of peanut butter puffs, honey o's would be yummy as well...
1. Start by heating up 3/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 brown sugar and 1 cup of light corn syrup in a large saucepan. Whisk until little bubbles come up around the side and cook about a minute longer.
2. Next, take the sugar mixture off the heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter and 1/2 cup chocolate spread (such as Nutella) until melted.
3. Stir in 3 cups of cornflakes or whatever flaky cereal you have and 3 cups of crisp rice or any other crispy cereal. Mix well until it is all coated in the peanut butter mixture. Using a wooden spoon or your hands work the best.
4. Line a 15 x 10 x 1" baking dish with aluminum foil or wax or parchment paper. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press the peanut butter cereal mixture into the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
5. In a medium saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter. Stir in 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup regular sugar, 2 packages (4 servings each) butterscotch pudding mix and 1/4 cup milk. Whisk until smooth and take off the heat. Pour over the cereal mixture and spread evenly.
6. For the chocolate topping, melt together 1 12-ounce package of chocolate pieces (whichever kind you have; semi-sweet, bittersweet, milk chocolate, or a mix of what you have available...) with 1/2 cup butter. Whisk until nice and smooth.
7. Spread chocolate over the pudding layer. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
8. When ready to serve, lift up the foil liner and place on cutting board. Cut into 3 x 3 squares then cut those diagonally into rectangles. Make sure to run warm water over your paring knife when cutting, and to wipe clean after each cut. This will ensure a nice looking cut...
Don't have a chocolate spread? Just use more peanut butter!
Hmmmmmm I wonder who those 2 newphews were??!!??
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