These chocolate peanut butter bars simply
melt in your mouth!
Chocolate Peanut
Butter Bars
- 1 (18-ounce) jar creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 pounds milk chocolate confectionery
coating*
- Place peanut butter in a large greased
heatproof bowl and set aside.
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar,
corn syrup and water. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar
is dissolved; bring to a full rolling boil. Boil, stirring
constantly, until a candy thermometer reads 290°F (145°C),
soft-crack stage. Pour hot syrup over peanut butter; stir quickly
until blended. Pour onto a buttered baking sheet; cover with
a piece of buttered waxed paper and roll mixture into a 14 x
12-inch rectangle. While warm, cut into 1 1/2 x 1-inch bars using
a buttered pizza cutter or knife. Cool completely.
- Melt confectionery coating; dip bars and
place on foil or waxed paper to harden.
Makes 6 dozen candy bars.
*Found in most baking sections of grocery
stores. Sometimes called candy coating.
