Chocolate-Peanut Butter Marshmallow Lunch Box Bars
- FOR THE BASE LAYER:
- 3/4 cups Butter (soft)
- 1-1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1-1/3 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Dutch Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon Espresso Powder(optional, But GOOD)
- 1/2 cups Chopped Nuts (optional)
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- FOR THE TOPPINGS:
- 5 cups Miniature Marshmallows
- 1-1/3 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1-1/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2-1/2 cups Crisp Rice Cereal
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10x15 jelly roll pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- Combine remaining ingredients and then add to creamed mixture. Mix well to combine.
- Spread mixture into pan. It may seem a bit thin, but just smooth it out. It will puff up when baking, and the remaining layers will make for a good-size bar. Bake at 350F for 18 minutes or until set. Remove to a cooling rack.
- Immediately after pulling it from the oven, sprinkle marshmallows evenly over the cake/brownie layer. Return to the oven for two minutes.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling rack, gently "smush" the softened marshmallow down with greased fingers to flatten slightly. Cool for 15 minutes.
- Mix together the chocolate chips and peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Using short bursts of power, heat the mixture, stirring every 30 seconds until the chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Add in the crisp rice.
- Drop the mixture by spoonfuls over top of the cooled marshmallow layer. Spread gently with an offset spatula.
- Place pan in refrigerator until chocolate is set, then cut into 24 (or more) generous bars. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge, for a firmer, fudge-ier bar...Or store covered at room temperature for a softer bar.
- Freezes very well.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-peanut-butter-marshmallow-lunch-box-bars/ (may not work)