Chocolate-Peanut Bars

Name: Chocolate-Peanut Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 237 milliliters crunchy peanut butter; 454 grams box powdered sugar; 340 grams package semisweet chocolate morsels; 355 milliliters vanilla wafers, crushed (about 45 cookies); 118 milliliters whipping cream

Chocolate-Peanut Bars might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 48. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 168 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, vanilla wafers, semisweet chocolate morsels, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Beat butter and peanut butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.

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Peanut Butter

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add powdered sugar and vanilla wafer crumbs; beat until blended. Press mixture evenly into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking pan lined with wax paper.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Wafer

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Baking Pan

Wax Paper

Stir together chocolate morsels and whipping cream in a medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.

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Chocolate Chips

Whipping Cream

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Sauce Pan

Spread evenly on top of peanut butter mixture. Chill 1 hour or until firm.

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Peanut Butter

Spread

Remove from refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 10 minutes or until slightly softened.

Cut into 48 bars.

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Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

butter or margarine, softened 237milliliters

crunchy peanut butter 454grams

box powdered sugar 340grams

package semisweet chocolate morsels 355milliliters

vanilla wafers, crushed (about 45 cookies)118milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.