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prep: 20 mins
total: 1 hr 15 mins
Yield: Makes 16
chocolate-peanut-butter-caramel cereal bars topped with flaky sea salt
Ingredients
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8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, plus more for pan
1 bag (10 ounces) mini marshmallows
Pinch of flaky sea salt, such as Jacobsen or Maldon, plus more for sprinkling
4 cups puffed-rice cereal
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (2/3 cup)
Cook's Notes
Let the chocolate shell set a few minutes before sprinkling on flaky salt, so it doesn’t sink beneath the surface. The savory crunch lends sophistication to this otherwise kid-centric confection.To speed up step 2, use store-bought caramels. Simply replace the sugar, cream, and two tablespoons of butter with eight ounces of soft caramels, melted down with three tablespoons of heavy cream.
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Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
prep: 20 mins
total: 1 hr 15 mins
Yield: Makes 16
chocolate-peanut-butter-caramel cereal bars topped with flaky sea salt
Gallery
Read the full recipe after the video.
Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
prep: 20 mins
total: 1 hr 15 mins
Yield: Makes 16
Recipe Summary
prep: 20 mins
total: 1 hr 15 mins
Yield: Makes 16
prep: 20 mins
total: 1 hr 15 mins
prep:
20 mins
total:
1 hr 15 mins
Yield: Makes 16
Makes 16
chocolate-peanut-butter-caramel cereal bars topped with flaky sea salt
chocolate-peanut-butter-caramel cereal bars topped with flaky sea salt
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, plus more for pan
- 1 bag (10 ounces) mini marshmallows
- Pinch of flaky sea salt, such as Jacobsen or Maldon, plus more for sprinkling
- 4 cups puffed-rice cereal
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (2/3 cup)
Directions
Brush a 9-inch square baking pan with butter; line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium heat. Add marshmallows and salt; cook, stirring, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Press mixture into prepared pan in an even layer. Let cool 15 minutes.
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 3 tablespoons water. Cover and cook over medium heat, swirling pan a few times, until sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Uncover and cook, undisturbed, until mixture turns amber, about 3 minutes more. Remove from heat. Carefully add cream and 2 tablespoons butter (it will bubble up); stir until smooth. Let cool completely, about 1 hour. Whisk in peanut butter. Spread mixture evenly over crust and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
Melt chocolate and remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a small heat-proof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Spread evenly over caramel layer. Let stand 5 minutes, then sprinkle with salt and refrigerate until set, at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. Lift from pan using overhangs. Using a serrated knife, cut into squares. Refrigerate in an airtight container between pieces of parchment up to 3 days.
Cook's Notes
Let the chocolate shell set a few minutes before sprinkling on flaky salt, so it doesn’t sink beneath the surface. The savory crunch lends sophistication to this otherwise kid-centric confection.To speed up step 2, use store-bought caramels. Simply replace the sugar, cream, and two tablespoons of butter with eight ounces of soft caramels, melted down with three tablespoons of heavy cream.
Cook’s Notes
Let the chocolate shell set a few minutes before sprinkling on flaky salt, so it doesn’t sink beneath the surface. The savory crunch lends sophistication to this otherwise kid-centric confection.
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