Here's an easy homemade way to get the same great flavors of a favorite peanut candy bar.
Easy Salted Peanut Chews
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) 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 (10 oz) peanut butter chips
- 2 cups crisp rice cereal
- 2 cups salted peanuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in pan using floured fingers.
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Step3Bake 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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Step4In 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.
Nutrition
220
Calories
11g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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