Salted Pretzel-Marshmallow Bars

Name: Salted Pretzel-Marshmallow Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 355 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 8 marshmallows, halved crosswise; 59 milliliters peanut butter chips; 355 milliliters broken pretzel pieces; 59 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 1 stick unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Salted Pretzel-Marshmallow Bars a try. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 247 calories. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up broken pretzel pieces, marshmallows, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch-square baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Lightly spray the foil with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Aluminum Foil

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Oven

Pulse 1 cup pretzel pieces in a food processor until finely ground (you should have about 1/2 cup crumbs).

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Pretzels

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Food Processor

Transfer to a bowl.

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Bowl

Whisk in the flour, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and stir in the brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar

Let cool slightly, then stir in the eggs and vanilla. Stir the pretzel crumb mixture into the butter mixture in two additions.

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Pretzels

Vanilla

Butter

Egg

Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup pretzel pieces on top.

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Pretzels

Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean with a few crumbs, 25 to 30 minutes.

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Toothpicks

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Let cool completely in the pan on a rack, then lift the foil to remove the bars from the pan and transfer to a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Preheat the broiler. Press the marshmallow halves, cut-side down, in even rows on top of the bars. Broil, rotating the baking sheet as needed, until the marshmallows are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes; let cool.

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Marshmallows

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Baking Sheet

Broiler

Put the peanut butter chips and 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until melted and smooth. Repeat with the chocolate chips and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil in another bowl.

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Peanut Butter Chips