Copycat Snickers Bars
~Submitted by a reader~
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 cup peanut butter
1 dash salt
3 cups powdered sugar
35 unwrapped Kraft caramels
1 cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
1 bag milk-chocolate chips -- (12-ounce)
With the mixer on high speed, combine the corn syrup, butter,
vanilla, peanut butter, and salt until creamy. Slowly add the
powdered sugar. When the mixture has the consistency of dough, remove
it from the bowl with your hands and press it into a lightly greased
9x9-inch pan. Put in the refrigerator.
Melt the caramels in a small pan over low heat.
When the caramel is soft, mix in the peanuts. Pour the mixture
over the refrigerated nougat in the pan. Let this cool in the
refrigerator.
When the refrigerated mixture is firm, melt the chocolate over low
heat in a double boiler or in a microwave oven set on high for 2
minutes.
Stir halfway through cooking time. When the mixture in the pan has
hardened, cut it into 2x1-inch sections. Set each chunk onto a fork
and dip into the melted chocolate. Tap the fork against the side of
the bowl or pan to knock off any excess chocolate. Then place the
chunks on waxed paper to cool at room temperature (less than 70
degrees F). This could take several hours, but the bars will set best
this way. You can speed up the process by placing the bars in the
refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Makes about 2 dozen bars.
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