CRISPLY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SQUARES

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  • 16
  • 25 mins
  • 180 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 cups rice crisp cereal
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 340 g semisweet chocolate, (about 12 oz), chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Line 8-inch (2 L) square cake pan with parchment paper. Add cereal to large bowl. Set aside.

In small saucepan, bring sugar, corn syrup and 1/3 cup water to boil over medium-high heat. Continue to boil, without stirring, until consistency of maple syrup, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and butter until smooth. Pour over cereal; stir until well combined. Scrape into prepared pan, smoothing top. Let cool to room temperature.

In heatproof bowl set over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate; pour over cereal mixture, smoothing top. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Let stand for 30 minutes before slicing.