Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch

 

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Author: Sweet Dash of Sass

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 6 oz. milk chocolate, chopped
• 2 sticks plus 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
• 1 (16oz) jar creamy peanut butter
• 3 cups Rice Crispy Cereal
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a medium saucepan, melt half of the chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup peanut butter, then 2 cups Rice Crispy cereal.
3. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan; refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes.
4. In another saucepan, combine the remaining 2 sticks butter and salt; melt over medium heat, constantly stirring.
5. Remove from heat and stir in remaining peanut butter and powdered sugar.
6. Spread half of the peanut butter mixture over the cereal layer.
7. Top with the remaining 1 cup of Rice Crispy cereal.
8. In a small bowl, microwave the remaining chocolate at medium power until melted, 1½ minutes.
9. Stir into the remaining peanut butter mixture.
10. Spread evenly on the cereal-topped peanut butter layer; refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes.

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Tip #1:  Line your baking pan with parchment paper to easily remove the bars from the pan.

Tip #2:  Are you a fan of nuts within your fudge?  Add in 1/2 c. chopped nuts in the top or middle layer portions.

Tip #3:  Not a fan of Milk Chocolate?  You can swap with Semi-Sweet chocolate!