Chocolate Peanut Squares

Name: Chocolate Peanut Squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams butter, divided; 454 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 75 grams unsalted dry roasted peanuts, chopped; 126 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 170 grams semisweet chocolate, divided; 200 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Peanut Squares takes around 15 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 248 calories, 3g of protein, and 19g of fat. For 54 cents per serving, you get

Instructions

In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt 3/4 cup butter and two ounces of chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in cracker crumbs and peanuts.

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Cracker Crumbs

Chocolate

Peanuts

Butter

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Bowl

Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until set.

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Frying Pan

In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Sugar

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Bowl

Spread over chocolate layer.

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Chocolate

Spread

Melt the remaining butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Carefully spread over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate until set.

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Cream Cheese

Chocolate

Butter

Spread

Cut into squares.

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Microwave

Bowl

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

227grams

butter, divided 454grams

packages each) cream cheese, softened 75grams

unsalted dry roasted peanuts, chopped 126milliliters

graham cracker crumbs 170grams

semisweet chocolate, divided 200grams

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

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