CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTERCRUNCH BARS

Tender crust covered with a creamy chocolate and peanut butter
filling and crunchy crumb topping
MINUTES PREP TIME: 25
MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 120
SERVINGS: 40
DIFFICULTY: EASY

INGREDIENTS
2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled
oats
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Blue Bonnet®-stick, melted (3/4 cup =
1-1/2 sticks)
1 pkg (11-1/2 oz each) semisweet chocolate
chunks, divided
1 can (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
18 mini chocolate-covered peanut butter cups,
unwrapped, chopped

DIRECTIONS
STEP ONE
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 13×9-inch
baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until crust is light brown around
edges.
STEP TWO
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.
STEP THREE
Bake 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely. Cut into
40 bars

NUTRITION INFORMATION
183 calories, 25g Carbs