Dessert
Midwestern Peanut Butter Cheez-It Marshmallow Bars
1 h 15 minServes 12Nutri-Score E€
E
1 h 15 min
1 h 15 minMidwestern Peanut Butter Cheez-It Marshmallow Bars
recipe by
Marty & Elaine👨🏻🍳💞👩🏼🍳
@elainecarolskitchen
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what you need
Ingredients
butter (one stick, salted or unsalted)Dairy113 g
marshmallows (one pack)Pantry283 g- smooth peanut butter (plus a little extra for drizzling)Pantry240 g
- brown sugar (packed, optional)Pantry100 g
- vanilla extractPantry5 ml
sea salt (freshly ground)Spices1 g- Cheez-It crackers (family-size box, about half to all of it)Pantry340 g
- mini chocolate chips (for topping)Pantry30 g
per serving
Nutrition
215kcal
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Proteins
- 4 g
- Fat
- 15 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Saucepan
Spatula
Baking dish
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Melt the butter with marshmallows, peanut butter and brown sugar
- Put the butter, marshmallows, smooth peanut butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
- Stir constantly until everything is smooth and fully combined.
- Step 2
Finish the base
- Turn off the heat.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and a touch of freshly ground sea salt.
- Step 3
Fold in the Cheez-Its
- Add the Cheez-It crackers to the pan, starting with about half and adding the rest.
- Fold gently until the crackers are well coated.
- Step 4
Spread into the dish
- Scrape the mixture into a baking dish with the spatula.
- Smooth the top out evenly; broken crackers are fine.
- Step 5
Top with chocolate chips and peanut butter drizzle
- Scatter mini chocolate chips over the top so they stick.
- Drizzle with a little melted peanut butter.
- Step 6
Chill to set
- Refrigerate until firm, then cut into pieces.