Baking My Way: Salted Peanut Chews

 I started making this bar but then I realized I didn't quite have the right ingredients. I was a bit frustrated but then came up with a good alternative. Above is how they are supposed to look and below is the recipe I was supposed to follow...


INGREDIENTS
Base
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
3 cups miniature marshmallows

Topping
2/3 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 bag (10 oz) peanut butter chips
2 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups salted peanuts

DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350°F.

Mix sugar and butter together. Add all remaining base ingredients except marshmallows. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, spread on base.

With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown

Remove partially baked crust from oven. Immediately sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crust.

 Return to oven; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool while making topping.

In large saucepan, heat corn syrup, butter, vanilla and peanut butter chips over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal and peanuts.

Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover.

Refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

....Here is what I ended up doing. It worked out really great, and tastes wonderful! I still count this as trying out the recipe because I know what it would have taste like and I was still pretty close right?


INGREDIENTS
Base
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
2 cups miniature marshmallows

Topping

1 1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups peanut butter
2 cups puff wheat cereal
2 cups honey roasted peanuts


DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350°F.

Mix sugar and butter together. Add all remaining base ingredients except marshmallows. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, spread on base.

With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown

Remove partially baked crust from oven. Immediately sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crust.

 Return to oven; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool while making topping.

In large saucepan, heat corn syrup, butter, vanilla and peanut butter chips over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal and peanuts.

Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover.

Refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.