No-Bake Crispy Corn Flake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

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Yvonne Ruperti
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Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and cookbook author. She is also an adjust professor of baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Singapore.
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Updated Apr. 04, 2019
Yvonne Ruperti

Crunchy cornflakes add a crisp, crackly texture to the already awesome combo of chocolate and peanut butter. And what makes these bars even better? You don't have to turn on your oven to make them.

Notes:

  • A 9x9-inch pan can also be used.
  • Bars will soften at room temperature. For best results, keep chilled until ready to serve.

Recipe Facts

4.8

(4)

Active: 20 mins
Total: 2 hrs
Serves: 16 servings

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter

  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup

  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar

  • Pinch salt

  • 4 cups corn flakes, lightly crushed

  • 1/3 cup salted peanuts, chopped and divided

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Line 8- by 8-inch baking pan with foil. In medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add peanut butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, and salt and continue to cook, stirring, until melted and smooth.

  2. Stir in corn flakes, 1/4 cup peanuts, and vanilla until just combined. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth top.

  3. In heatproof bowl over pan of barely simmering water (or in microwave), heat chocolate until just melted. Spread over top. Sprinkle with remaining chopped peanuts. Chill until firm, about 2 hours. Remove from pan and cut into 2-inch squares.

Special equipment

8- by 8-inch pan, aluminum foil

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
254 Calories
16g Fat
24g Carbs
6g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16
Amount per serving
Calories 254
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g 21%
Saturated Fat 6g 29%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 158mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 9%
Dietary Fiber 3g 9%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 6g
Vitamin C 1mg 7%
Calcium 23mg 2%
Iron 4mg 20%
Potassium 192mg 4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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