trick or treat salted nut bars
(5 ratings)
Mmmmmmm!
(5 ratings)
yield
24 Bars
prep time
45 Min
cook time
30 Min
Ingredients For trick or treat salted nut bars
- CRUST:
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3/4 call purpose flour
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1/2 clight brown sugar, packed
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1/4 cbutter, softened
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1/4 cpeanut butter, crunchy
- TOPPING:
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1 - 14 oz. pkgwrapped caramels
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2 Tbspwater
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1 cconfectioners' sugar, divided
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2 Tbspconfectioners' sugar
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1 cmarshmallow cream
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2 csalted roasted peanuts (not dry-roasted), divided
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1/4 ccandy corn
How To Make trick or treat salted nut bars
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 8" square baking pan with nonstick foil. (If using regular foil - use cooking spray.) Beat all crust ingredients in a large bowl at medium speed 1 - 2 minutes or until fine crumbs form; press into bottom of pan. Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
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2Unwrap caramels. Heat caramels & water in medium heatproof bowl set over saucepan of simmering water 8 - 10 minutes or until melted (bowl should not touch water), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; keep warm.
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3Meanwhile, beat 1 C of the powered sugar & marshmallow cream in a standing mixer at low speed until combined. Sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsp powered sugar over flexible cutting board or sheet of parchment paper. Lightly coat hands with powdered sugar; gently pat out marshmallow mixture on board or paper into 8" square. Brush off excess powdered sugar.
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4Spread 1/2 C of the melted caramel over crust; sprinkle with 1 C of the peanuts. Top with marshmallow square by turning cutting board or paper with marshmallow mixture upside-down over peanuts, pressing down firmly to adhere layers. Reserve 2 Tbsp of the caramel; pour remaining caramel over marshmallow layer. Top with remaining 1 C peanuts & candy corn, patting down firmly.
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5Reheat reserved caramel; drizzle over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.
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6Lift foil to remove bars from pan; remove foil. Cut into 24 bars. Cover & store in refrigerator & enjoy!
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