Peanut Crunch Bars

Submitted by Tams Kitchen

"My mom always made this for us growing up, it's gone very quickly around our house."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 20 squares
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1 cup Rice Krispies
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 cup crushed corn flakes
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup melted butter
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares

directions

1. Mix rice krispies, cornflakes and peanut butter together, stir well.
2. Combine brown sugar and corn syrup in saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves.
3. Mix with cereal mixture.
4. Line 9x13 inch greased pan with this mixture, allow to chill in fridge for one hour.
5. Mix together the melted butter, vanilla powder, and milk, blend in the icing sugar and spread this paste over the chilled cereal layer in the pan.
6. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and 3 squares of chocolate together and stir well.
7. Spread over the vanilla custard layer.
8. Chill and cut into squares.