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In the Oven: Good Morning Sunshine Bars

October 31, 2013 by Sheri

Hello, sunshine…. posting date is November 10!

Good Morning Sunshine Bars
Yield: 24 bars

6 cups crunchy, plain cereal (Rice Chex or something similar works best)
1 1⁄4 cups salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup smooth peanut butter (see page 26)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
6 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, chopped

Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13- inch baking pan. Line the pan with parch- ment paper so that the paper overhangs the pan on two sides. Butter the parchment.

Place the cereal and peanuts in a large bowl and use your hands to toss together until mixed well.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar and corn syrup. Bring the mixture to a boil for one full minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir until the mixture is combined.

Pour the sugar mixture over the cereal mixture and use a spoon or well-greased hands (be careful as the liquid may still be very hot) to toss until the cereal is completely coated with the sugar mixture.

Turn the mixture out into the prepared pan. Grease your hands and press the mixture into the bottom of the pan, being careful not to crush the cereal. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature (if you wish to speed this process, you may place the entire pan in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes).

Melt the chocolate in a microwave or double boiler. Use a spoon or piping bag to decorate the tops of the bars in a stripe or zigzag pattern. Allow the chocolate to set.

Lift the bars out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang, cut them into approximately 3-by-11⁄2-inch rectangles (i.e., candy bars).

The bars can be stored at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. If the weather is hot and humid, you might want to keep them in the refrigerator instead.

Excerpted from Baked Elements: Our 10 Favorite Ingredients by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. Copyright © 2012 by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. Excerpted by permission of Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of Abrams. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Filed Under: Baked Elements, In the Oven Tagged With: bars, elements, peanut butter

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Comments

  1. Sheri says

    November 8, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    These were a big hit at work today. And super easy to make! I used wheat Chex instead of rice, and now people can say they ate a whole grain good for you snack. :)

    • Dafna says

      November 8, 2013 at 10:52 pm

      What an even BETTER excuse to make them! ;-)

    • Mark ~ Neufangled Desserts says

      November 9, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      I have a feeling I will be the lone wolf on these. I didn’t think they were all that great or exciting. Eh.

  2. Yael Even says

    November 8, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!

    • Dafna says

      November 8, 2013 at 10:53 pm

      Totally. I could eat the whole pan! :)

  3. Melanie says

    November 10, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Not a huge hit in our house, but my husband’s coworkers seemed to like them! http://wp.me/p6Ixq-tL

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