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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH BARS

Active Time : 2 Hour 0 Minutes
Total Time : 2 Hour 0 Minutes
Serves : 40
INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1-1/2 cups Ultragrain® All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 3/4 cup = 1-1/2 sticks cup Blue Bonnet®-stick, melted
  • 1 pkg (11-1/2 oz each) semisweet chocolate chunks, divided
  • 1 can (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup Peter Pan® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 18 mini chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped, chopped
DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add Blue Bonnet; stir until crumbly. Remove 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture; set aside. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until crust is light brown around edges.

Meanwhile, place 1 cup chocolate chunks in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; stir until chocolate is melted completely. Add milk and peanut butter; mix until well blended. Spread over crust. Combine remaining chocolate chunks, peanut butter cup pieces and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly over chocolate filling.

Bake 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely. Cut into 40 bars.