Crunchy Peanut Bars

Crunchy Peanut Bars takes approximately 20 minutes from beginning to end. This side dish has 190 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. For 25 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 15 people have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up milk chocolate chips, peanuts, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. With a spoonacular score of 17%, this dish is not so awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars, Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars, and Crunchy Peanut Butter Cereal Bars.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1-1/2 cups cornflakes

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, melted

1/4 cup Spanish peanuts

1 tablespoon sugar

Equipment:

sauce pan

loaf pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring corn syrup and sugars to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter. Fold in cornflakes and peanuts. Gently press into a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Spread melted chocolate evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars. Yield: 8 bars. Originally published as Crunchy Peanut Bars in Cooking for 2Fall 2007, p63 Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 194 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 117 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring corn syrup and sugars to a boil.

2. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter. Fold in cornflakes and peanuts.

3. Gently press into a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

4. Spread melted chocolate evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.

5. Cut into bars.


Nutrition Information:

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189k Calories
4g Protein
8g Total Fat
25g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
189k
9%

Fat
8g
14%

  Saturated Fat
2g
18%

Carbohydrates
25g
9%

  Sugar
20g
23%

Cholesterol
1mg
1%

Sodium
78mg
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
8%

Manganese
0.25mg
12%

Vitamin B3
2mg
12%

Iron
1mg
8%

Folate
29µg
7%

Vitamin B6
0.12mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Magnesium
22mg
6%

Fiber
1g
5%

Phosphorus
50mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.73mg
5%

Copper
0.09mg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.19µg
3%

Zinc
0.41mg
3%

Potassium
96mg
3%

Calcium
25mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.18mg
2%

Vitamin A
87IU
2%

Selenium
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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