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Easy Salted Peanut Chews

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  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 36
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Here's an easy homemade way to get the same great flavours of a favourite peanut candy bar.
Created Jan 17, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 2/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 bag (300 g) peanut butter chips
  • 2 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 2 cups salted peanuts

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
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    2
    In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in pan using floured fingers.
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    3
    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Immediately sprinkle marshmallows over crust; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until marshmallows begin to puff.
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    4
    In 4-quart saucepan, cook corn syrup, butter, vanilla and chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal and nuts. Immediately spoon cereal mixture evenly over marshmallows. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    How-To Skip the cooking spray and line pan with foil for quick cleanup and easy bar removal.
  • Tip 2
    Variation For a different flavour, try milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips for the peanut butter chips.

Nutrition Information

220 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 25g Total Carbs, 15g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 36
Calories
220
Total Fat
11g
Saturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
Sodium
160mg
Total Carbs
25g
Sugars
15g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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