This chocolate nut squares recipe will come in handy during emergency sweet craving situations. What’s better, it doesn’t require any baking so it’s a great one for kids to help out.
How To Make Chocolate Nut Squares
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- ⅔ cup agave syrup, or light corn syrup
- ⅔ cup honey
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 cups marshmallows, plain
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups rice cereal
- 2 cups peanuts, roasted and crushed
- cooking spray
For Garnish:
- 1 marshmallow, per square
Instructions
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Grease a square pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
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Place the butter, peanut butter, agave, honey, and cocoa powder in a large saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir constantly until the mixture is nice and smooth.
- Add the marshmallows and stir the mixture constantly until the marshmallows have melted and the mixture is creamy smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the rice cereal and peanuts and gently stir until the rice cereal is coated with the chocolate mixture.
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Pour and press into the prepared pan and allow to set either at room temperature or in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Time may differ depending on the humidity.
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When ready to serve, remove from the square pan and cut into squares with a sharp knife.
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Garnish with torched marshmallows. Serve cold or at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 37g
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- Calcium: 71mg
- Calories: 434kcal
- Carbohydrates: 59g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
- Fat: 21g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 5mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g
- Potassium: 322mg
- Protein: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 194mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 275IU
- Vitamin C: 2mg
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