Newfoundland Eat More Bar Squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips, semi-sweet or dark are best
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups roasted peanuts, salted or unsalted
Instructions
- Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 9-inch pan and line both the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the corn syrup, over medium-low to medium heat, until it is hot and almost boiling.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla and heat for another couple of minutes before stirring in the chocolate chips.
- Boil this mixture gently for 4 minutes only, stirring and scraping the entire bottom of the pan as it cooks.
- Remove from heat and stir in the peanuts.
- Carefully add the mixture to the prepared pan.
- It is recommended you use the back of a tablespoon or a silicone spatula to press and spread the mixture evenly into the pan.
- Let cool completely, for several hours at room temperature, before lifting the batch out onto a cutting board.
- With a large sharp knife, cut into 25 – 36 squares.
- Store in an airtight container, with sheets of parchment paper between the layers, if you are stacking them.
Notes
You will need to pay constant attention to this mixture as it cooks, stirring almost constantly, or the mixture will burn. Be very careful. It will get quite hot.
I’m going to try the nfld squares today as Monday is the day I bake and give it out to friends.