No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 4 1/2 cups corn flakes, coarsely crushed
• 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 generously grease 13x9 baking pan or coat with nonstick spray.
• 2 in a large, heavy saucepan, thoroughly stir together the peanut butter, brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. bring to a boil, over medium high heat and boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute. remove from the heat.
• 3 stir in corn flakes, 2/3 cup of the peanuts, the coconut, if using, and vanilla until evenly incorporated. turn out the mixture into the baking pan, spreading to the edges.
• 4 immediately sprinkle the chocolate mini morsels over the top, let stand until they melt. using a table knife, spread the melted chocolate evenly over the top.sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup of peanuts over the chocolate.
• 5 refrigerate until the chocolate completely sets, about 30 minutes.or freeze 15 minutes to speed chilling. using a large, sharp knife, cut into 24 bars.
• 6 store in an air tight container for up to 1 week for freeze up to 1 month.