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No-Bake Cornflake Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut butter is used 3 times in these rich, soft, and very chewy Cornflake bars! It's a no-bake dessert that's made using just one bowl!

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 362 kcal
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 heaping cup creamy peanut butter don’t use natural or homemade, it’s too runny to glue the cereal together
  • ½ cup light corn syrup light colored, not lite
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups corn flakes cereal
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Topping
  • ½ heaping cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
  • ¼ heaping cup creamy peanut butter melted with the chocolate
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter for swirling on top

Instructions

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  1. Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil leaving overhang, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 heaping cup peanut butter, corn syrup, sugars, and heat on high power for 1 minute to melt.
  3. Stop to stir. Mixture will be on the granular side, this is okay.
  4. Return bowl to microwave and heat for 1 more minute on high power.
  5. Stir in the vanilla.
  6. Stir in the cereal.
  7. Turn mixture out into prepared pan, packing it down somewhat firmly with a spatula and smoothing the top; set pan aside.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Topping
  1. In a large microwave-safe bowl (the same one is fine, no need to wash it provided you scraped it with a spatula fairly clean) combine chocolate chips, heaping 1/4 cup peanut butter, and heat on high power for 1 minute to melt.
  2. Stop to stir. Chips may not be completely melted. Return bowl to microwave and heat in 10 to 15-second bursts until mixture can be stirred smooth.
  3. Pour chocolate mixture over bars, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula or knife; set aside.
  4. Add 1/4 cup peanut butter to a small microwave-safe bowl and heat to melt, about 30 seconds. Stir peanut butter smooth.
  5. Evenly drizzle peanut butter over the chocolate and swirl it lightly with the tip of a knife or toothpick. To create the marbled pattern shown, drizzle peanut butter over the chocolate in 5 wide, evenly spaced, parallel lines, each spanning the width of the pan. Like 5 rows of long train tracks.
  6. Rotate pan 90-degrees. With a toothpick, starting at the top of the pan, “draw” 5 evenly spaced lines through the peanut butter. You’re dragging the toothpick perpendicularly through the first set of lines to create the pattern.
  7. Cover pan with a sheet of foil (to prevent fridge smells), and place pan in fridge to set up for at least 2 to 3 hours, or overnight, or until chocolate layer is completely set before lifting out with foil overhang, slicing, and serving.

Notes

  • Storage: Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 362kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 44g (15%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 12g Sodium 234mg (10%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 31g (62%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 362

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 362kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 44g 15%
Protein 9g 18%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 12g 71%
Sodium 234mg 10%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 31g 62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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