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Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bars

September 18, 2018 by My Farmhouse Table 2 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bar

Chocolate and peanut butter is by far my favorite culinary combination there is. Whether it be a Reese’s peanut butter cup or a bowl full of puppy chow, when chocolate or peanut butter are involved I can’t be trusted anywhere near the dessert table at a potluck. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bars are no exception.

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Now don’t let the name of these bars fool you.

Special K has become known as a healthy cereal option.

And on its own, I’m sure it is.

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But with the tasty addition of…

Sugar

Corn Syrup

Peanut Butter

and Chocolate!

The health benefits of Special K seems to take a bit of a nose dive.

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Now Special K Bars are very similar to the Midwest staple, scotcheroos.

The reason I may love these bars (slightly) more… They are ridiculously soft and chewy.

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As long as you follow this simple rule.

DON’T! let the sugar and corn syrup mixture come to a very hard boil. Once the sugar has been heated and dissolved, and I see the first few bubbles of the mixture starting to come to a simmer, the heat gets shut off and the peanut butter stirred in.

And presto! The best soft and chewy bars that have ever walked this earth.

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These Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bars are perfect for any family potluck, after school snack, church bake sale, or harvest meal in the middle of a cornfield.

Alright… I’ll be honest.

They are also perfect for saying that you made them for one of the above events, but then end up eating a few out of the pan before they even get shared.

And by a few, I mostly mean half the pan.

Please don’t judge.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bars

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 28
Author My Farmhouse Table

Ingredients

  • 5-6 cups Special-K Cereal
  • 1 cup White Sugar
  • 1 cup Corn Syrup
  • 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup Peanut Butter Chips
  • 1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar and corn syrup over medium heat. Heat until sugar is dissolved and JUST starting to come to a simmer. If you let mixture boil the bars will be hard instead of soft and delicious. 

  2. Remove sugar mixture from heat and stir in peanut butter. Pour over bowl of Special-K. Gently stir to combine.

  3. Spread cereal mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. 

  4. For frosting: Distribute peanut butter chips and chocolate chips evenly over the top of the bars. Place bars in a 300 degree F oven for two to three minutes until the chips just start to melt. Remove from oven and using a spatula smooth melted chips over the surface of the bars. 

  5. Allow frosting to set before cutting bars.

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  1. Miss

    February 14, 2019 at 11:34 AM

    5 stars
    I’ve been making them for years and Love ‘em! Thanks for the tip about not letting the mixture come to a hard boil—I always wondered why they turned out hard sometimes.

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    • My Farmhouse Table

      February 14, 2019 at 4:03 PM

      I’m so glad you love them too! My co-worker gave me the tip about not letting the mixture boil and it was life changing! 😉

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