Ingredients
¼ cup Light Corn Syrup*
⅓ cup Honey
⅓ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1¾ cups whey crisps natural or chocolate
¾ cup Chopped Peanuts
— Coating (optional)
Directions
1. Place corn syrup (or fructose syrup), honey, peanut butter and vanilla into mixer bowl (a heavy duty stand mixer like a Kitchen Aid is recommended). Blend for 1 minute on medium speed.
2. Mix together whey crisps and chopped peanuts. Add to peanut butter mixture and mix on low speed until well blended.
3. Press mixture firmly and evenly into a lightly greased 9 × 9 inch pan. Let sit for 1 hr. Coat and/or cut as desired.
Coating (optional):
Chocolate Chips: Melt 1 cup chocolate chips and spread over bars. Place bars in the freezer for 3-4 minutes to harden coating. Cut into 12 bars.
Chocolate and Butterscotch Chips: Melt ½ cup chocolate chips and ½ cup butterscotch chips and spread over bars. Place bars in the freezer for 3-4 minutes to harden coating. Cut into 12 bars.
Chocolate Coating: Cut into 12 bars. Dip bars into 4 oz of melted chocolate coating and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. After all bars have been coated, place in the freezer for 3-4 minutes to harden coating.
