Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons [84 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [65 g] brown sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1⅓ cups [285 g] creamy peanut butter; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup [30 g] corn flakes; ½ cup [50 g] graham cracker crumbs; 1¼ cups [150 g] confectioners’ sugar; 8 oz [226 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 8 oz [226 g] semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; ⅓ cup [80 g] heavy cream; 2 tablespoons corn syrup

Preparation info

Makes •
9
large bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

This recipe has been around forever with a million different spins on it. Nevertheless, here is my take, because I love these peanut butter and chocolate squares. I use both graham cracker crumbs and corn flakes in the filling, for extra crunch and a salty balance to the confectioners’ sugar. These are dangerous—but delicious.

Ingredients

Bars

6 tablespoons [84 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature
⅓ cup [6

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

1) For the Bars

Grease an 8 in [20 cm] square baking pan and line with a parchment sling.

2) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and salt and beat to combine, then add the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until combined and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the corn flakes