[recipe from Nikki, who lightly adapted it from and old Taste of Home recipe]
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makes one 9×13 pan
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bottom chocolate layer
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1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
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1/4 cup peanut butter
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Thoroughly grease you baking pan. Melt ingredients together in a saucepan or microwave, then pour into the baking dish and spread until even. Let cool and harden completely.
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nougat layer
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1/4 cup unsalted butter
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup evaporated milk
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1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff
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1/4 cup peanut butter
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1 1/2 cup salted peanuts chopped, roughly chopped
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved and bring to a boil. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in fluff, peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Turn off heat and fold in
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caramel layer
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1 14-ounce bag of caramels
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1/4 cup whipping cream
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Combine ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Let melt, stirring occasionally, until smooth – this took about 10 minutes for me. Pour over nougat layer and let cool completel
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Top chocolate layer
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1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
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1/4 cup peanut butter
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Melt ingredients together in a saucepan or microwave, then pour over caramel and spread until even. Let cool and harden completely.
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Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving, then cut as desired. These can stay at room temperature, but they do get gooey. I like them refrigerated best!