Nut Goodie Bars
Ingredients
1 jar (16 oz.)
Kowalski's Organic Creamy Peanut Butter (from the Grocery Department)
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.
