PEANUTTY CARAMEL APPLE BARS
4 photos of Peanutty Caramel Apple Bars Recipe
By
Ellen Bales
@Starwriter
1
I saw these in a magazine a while back. Don't they look like a Payday candy bar? That's what I thought too! Gotta be yummy!
Recipe & Photo: Midwest Living
Recipe & Photo: Midwest Living
Ingredients
- 1 c
- creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 c
- caramel flavored ice cream topping
- 3 Tbsp
- packed brown sugar
- 3 c
- apple-cinnamon flavor round toasted oat cereal (apple jacks)
- 1 c
- coarsely chopped dried apples
- 1/2 c
- salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
How to Make PEANUTTY CARAMEL APPLE BARS
- 1Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil up over edges of pan. Butter or spray the foil. In a large saucepan combine 3/4 cup of the peanut butter, 1/2 cup of the ice cream topping, and the brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium beat just until mixture starts to bubble.
- 2Remove from heat. Add cereal and apples; stir gently to coat. Transfer to prepared pan; press firmly into pan.
- 3In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter and 1/4 cup ice cream topping. Spread evenly over bars and sprinkle with peanuts, pressing lightly.
- 4Let bars stand 1 hour to set. Use foil to lift from pan. Cut into bars.
