Payday Peanut Clusters
Payday Peanut Clusters is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 20. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 354 calories. For 75 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have granulated sugar, light brown sugar, dark chocolate candy bars, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 546 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Culinary Covers. Overall, this recipe earns a not so great spoonacular score of 33%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Peanut Chewy Payday Bars, Peanut Butter PayDay Cookies, and Greek Yogurt Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Maple Peanut Clusters.
Servings: 20
Preparation duration: 30 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 Payday candy bars (1.85 ounces each)
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
4 tablespoons margarine
12 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup salted peanuts
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Equipment:
hand mixer
baking pan
bowl
oven
frying pan
microwave
offset spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8" square baking pan with vegetable spray. In a bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, margarine, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and egg. In another bowl, combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt. Add to peanut butter mixtures and stir to combine.2. Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until center is set and edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.3. Cut Payday candy bars lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/2" pieces. Place on top of peanut butter crust.4. Place milk chocolate into a medium bowl. Microwave heavy cream on high for two minutes or until it boils. (Watch carefully so it does not overflow.) Pour over chopped chocolate and let stand 30 seconds. Stir until chocoalte is compeltely melted. Pour over candy bar pieces to cover crust completely. Spread chocolate to edges using an offset spatula.5. Sprinkle top with cocktail peanuts and cool completely until chocolate is firm, placing in refrigerator, if necessary. Cut into small squares and serve.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8" square baking pan with vegetable spray. In a bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, margarine, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and egg. In another bowl, combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
2. Add to peanut butter mixtures and stir to combine.
3. Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until center is set and edges are golden brown.
4. Remove from oven and cool.
5. Cut Payday candy bars lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/2" pieces.
6. Place on top of peanut butter crust.
7. Place milk chocolate into a medium bowl. Microwave heavy cream on high for two minutes or until it boils. (Watch carefully so it does not overflow.)
8. Pour over chopped chocolate and let stand 30 seconds. Stir until chocoalte is compeltely melted.
9. Pour over candy bar pieces to cover crust completely.
10. Spread chocolate to edges using an offset spatula.
11. Sprinkle top with cocktail peanuts and cool completely until chocolate is firm, placing in refrigerator, if necessary.
12. Cut into small squares and serve.
Nutrition Information:
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