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Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 22, 2009
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! Surprise! There are crunchy salty pretzels and peanuts in a deliciously sweet chocolate-caramel bar.

Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 20 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Cookie Base

Filling

  • 24 caramels, unwrapped
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

Topping

  • 60 small pretzel twists (2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 cups dry-roasted salted peanuts, chopped
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat filling ingredients over medium-low heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Remove from heat.
  • Step 
    4
    As soon as pan is removed from oven, press pretzels firmly into partially baked base, slightly overlapping pretzels. Sprinkle chopped peanuts evenly over pretzels. Pour caramel filling over top; spread evenly.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 20 minutes longer until caramel filling bubbles. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Step 
    6
    In small microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. Dip fork into melted chocolate; drizzle chocolate over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

250 Calories
12g Total Fat
4g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
250
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
19%
Saturated Fat
5g
27%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Potassium
160mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
21g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 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
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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