Nut Goodie Bars
Ingredients
16 oz. jar
shelf-stable creamy peanut butter
12 oz.
milk chocolate chips
12 oz.
semisweet chocolate chips
24 oz.
white chocolate chips
14 oz.
sweetened condensed milk
1 cup
dark brown sugar
¼ cup (½ stick)
Kowalski's Salted Butter
¼ cup
Kowalski's Pure Maple Syrup
2 tsp.
maple extract
16 oz.
Spanish peanuts or Kowalski's Classic Peanuts
Directions
- In an extra-large microwave-safe mixing bowl, add peanut butter, milk chocolate chips and semisweet chocolate chips. Microwave for 2 min. at 50% power; stir.
- Microwave mixture for 1 min. more at 50% power; stir again.
- Continue microwaving at 50% power in 30 sec. increments until mixture is completely smooth.
- Spread ½ of mixture in the bottom of a greased 10x15" rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper; refrigerate until firm (about 30 min.). Set remaining peanut butter mixture aside.
- In another extra-large microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt white chocolate chips with condensed milk, brown sugar, butter and syrup in the same fashion as the peanut butter mixture.
- Stir in maple extract.
- Spread mixture evenly over peanut butter layer in baking sheet; top evenly with nuts, pressing in gently.
- Refrigerate until maple layer is firm (about 30 min.).
- Microwave reserved peanut butter mixture at 50% power in 30 sec. increments until warm and fairly fluid; spread mixture evenly over maple layer; refrigerate until firm (about 2 hrs.).
- Cut into 2" squares; store bars in the refrigerator, covered, until ready to serve.
