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Salted Peanut Bars

Melted marshmallows give these nutty bars their elastic texture.
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Salted Peanut Bars

Love gooey, nutty desserts? Look no further! Everyday Food Editor Sarah Carey shows you how to make the easiest caramel snack using only three ingredients -- and the trick to getting it out of the pan easily.
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    Everyday Food, April 2011
    • Prep Time 15 minutes
    • Total Time 2 hours, 15 minutes
    • Yield Makes 16
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    Ingredients

    • Nonstick cooking spray
    • 2 1/4 cups coarsely chopped roasted salted peanuts
    • 50 store-bought soft caramel squares, unwrapped (14 ounces)
    • 1 cup mini marshmallows

    Directions

    1. Lightly coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on all sides, then lightly coat parchment with spray. Cover paper with 1 1/4 cups peanuts.

    2. In a medium pot, combine 1 tablespoon water, caramels, and marshmallows over medium. Cook, stirring frequently, until caramels and marshmallows melt and mixture is smooth, about 8 minutes. Immediately pour over peanuts, then top with remaining 1 cup peanuts. Let cool until set, about 2 hours, then cut into 16 bars.

    Recipe Reviews

    • dgreenland
      15 May, 2012

      very disappointing! no depth of flavor.

    • NataEgas
      4 Oct, 2011

      Easy to make. Very tasty. But the top layer of peanuts fall off. It would be better to use finely crushed nuts for this layer rather than 'roughly cut' as per recipe instructions.
      Cheers. Nata. Australia.

    • RueCandie
      25 Sep, 2011

      This is my favorite type of recipe. It is as easy as it is delicious. Interestingly, the flavour gets better after a few days.

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