Saturday, October 2, 2010

Double Post, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Since Thingamajigs are hard to find, I decided to try to make some of my own. Sometimes I'm just cooking brilliant. Luckily for you this is one of those times.

This is probably the best desserts I've made in a very, very long time, and you don't even have to bake it! I must have great will power because there is still over half a pan of these. I altered the recipe a bit, and by altered I mean improved.

Ingredients



I bought graham crackers, and crushed them instead of buying crumbs (I don'teven know if they sell crumbs by themselves.



I removed them from their package and put them in a gallon sized bag. Be sure to leave the bag "open." You want the bag to be able to "breathe" to prevent rips. Simply fold the top over and grab a hammer or smooth meat mallet. Proceed to crush the graham crackers until they look like the above picture. There is a video of me doing this above the picture.



In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. It will look and smell AMAZING!



Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.




Sprinkle Coco Krispies over peanut butter mixture evenly. Do not press into mixture. I totally pressed them and it was a bad idea. Regular Rice Krispies may work if you cannot find Cocoa Krispies.



In a microwave-safe container, combine half the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and milk/cream. Microwave for thirty seconds then stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds then stir. If the mixture still seems a bit lumpy microwave for another thirty seconds. Pour the mixture over the crust then repeat the process. Make sure the chocolate mixture is spread evenly.

The Original recipe did not yield enough chocolate for me, so this was my way of fixing that. It tastes way better too.



Refrigerate for at least an hour, and then enjoy.

I LOVE these. I am so making them for my birthday this year. I think this is the best recipe I've posted, I hope you enjoy them as much as I have :)

Peanut Butter Bars I (From now on the titles will be hyperlinks to the original recipe. For whatever reason blogger doesn't blue/underline hyperlinks)
Ingredients
• 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (a regular sleeve of graham crackers)
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3 cups Coco Krispies (optional)
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup milk or cream
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter or margarine, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
2. Sprinkle Coco Krispies over peanut butter mixture evenly.
3. In a microwave-safe container, combine half the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and milk/cream. Microwave for thirty seconds then stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds then stir. If the mixture still seems a bit lumpy microwave for another thirty seconds. Pour the mixture over the crust then repeat the process. Make sure the chocolate mixture is spread evenly. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

3 comments:

  1. That looks so incredibly delicious that my eyeballs just got cavities. I must try this some time!

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  2. You know what I like even more than the imagined taste of these...the fact that you have this series of pix and videos...those really make the process come alive.

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  3. Wow, that looks absolutely amazing! I think this is one recipe I'm going to have to try. I love baking too, and I have really enjoyed all of your posts. Chocolate and peanut butter happen to be two of my favorite things as well.

    Melissa

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