Chocolate Covered Caramel Peanut Bars |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I came up with this recipe while craving the combination of all items in the title. Every recipe I found, I was missing some key ingredient. I gathered up what I did have, and came up with these. You will crave these! They lasted about 2 days in my house. The second the last one was eaten, I was approached and demanded to make more. Ingredients:
1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix |
1 egg |
1/3 cup water |
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted |
2 cups marshmallow cream |
1/4 cup peanut butter |
1 cup peanuts, chopped |
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup brown sugar |
2 tablespoons water |
1 tablespoon corn syrup |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup condensed milk |
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 pan.
2. Combine cake mix, egg, water and melted butter or margarine. Press evenly into the bottom of the greased pan. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden. Cool.
3. Whip together the marshmallow cream and peanut butter. Stir in chopped peanuts. Spread over cooled cake.
4. Caramel:.
5. In a saucepan, melt butter. Add brown sugar, water and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Cook for several minutes until the mixture is no longer grainy. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and condensed milk. Cool slightly.
6. Pour caramel over marshmallow mixture and spread evenly.
7. Melt chocolate in the microwave or double broiler, stirring frequently until melted.
8. Pour melted chocolate over caramel and spread evenly.
9. Allow to set 4 hours, or overnight.
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