Salted Peanut Chews
Salted Peanut Chews are perfect for those salty-and-sweet fans out there. They start with a cake mix cookie base that is topped with a marshmallow creme layer and crowned with delicious peanut butter topping full of salted peanut and Rice Krispies cereal.
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Servings: 40 servings
Calories: 177kcal
Ingredients
For the Base
- 1 pkg butter recipe cake mix, or yellow cake mix
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 7 oz marshmallow creme
For the Topping
- ⅔ cup light corn syrup
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz peanut butter chips
- 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 2 cups salted peanuts
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 13X9-inch baking pan with parchment paper then grease well.
- In medium bowl, combine yellow cake mix, melted butter and egg. Press into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-16 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven and immediately spread marshmallow creme over the base. Cool while preparing topping.
- In medium saucepan over medium heat, melt together corn syrup, butter, vanilla and peanut butter chips. Heat, sitrring often, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat. Stir in peanuts and Rice Krispies. Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallow creme, spreading to cover the top.
- Chill until completely cool. Cut into bars.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 177 kcal | Carbohydrates: 26 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 6 mg | Sodium: 159 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 17 g
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