Eat-More Bar Squares. An easy candy confection! These chewy and crunchy candy squares are the perfect marriage of peanut and chocolate flavours. Great for gift giving at the Holidays too.
Eat-More Bars
These Eat-More Bar Squares have been around for a long time. If I recall correctly, I first saw the recipe on the side of a peanut butter jar.
Some might call these no bake cookie squares. The absence of flour though, or any oven baking at all, plus the method and ingredients used, make them clearly more of a candy to me.
Eat-More Bar Squares
Regardless, Eat-More bars are very easy to make and if you have peanut allergy issues. Any other nut butter and nuts should work just as well; like almond or cashew butter.
Roasted peanuts for Eat-More Bars
If you stack them with little squares of parchment paper between them, you can drop them into little clear cellophane bags, tie the top with a festive ribbon and give them as great gifts for Christmas too.
Looking for more cookie inspiration?
If no bake cookies are your thing, then you’ll definitely want to check out this collection of freezer friendly No-Bake Cookie Treats.
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Originally published Nov 2016. Updated Nov 2020.
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Eat More Bar Squares - an easy candy confection!
Eat-More Bar Squares - an easy candy confection! These chewy and crunchy candy squares are the perfect marriage of peanut and chocolate flavours. Great for gift giving at the Holidays too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, semi sweet or dark are best
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups roasted peanuts, salted or unsalted
Instructions
- You will need to pay constant attention to this mixture as it cooks, stirring almost constantly or the mixture will burn. Be very careful. It will get quite hot.
- Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 9x9 inch pan and line both the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- Heat the corn syrup over medium-low to medium heat until it is hot and almost boiling, stir in the peanut butter and vanilla and heat for another couple of minutes before stirring in the chocolate chips.
- Boil this mixture gently for 4 minutes only, stirring and scraping the entire bottom of the pan as it cooks. A silicone spatula is ideal for this.
- Remove from heat and stir in the peanuts.
- Carefully add the mixture to the prepared pan. You will need to use the back of a tablespoon or a silicone spatula to press and spread the mixture evenly into the pan.
- Let cool completely for several hours at room temperature before lifting the batch out onto a cutting board and cutting into 25 - 36 squares with a large sharp knife. I prefer them smaller because they are very candy-like.
- Store in an airtight container with sheets of parchment paper between the layers if you are stacking them.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
36Serving Size
36 candy squaresAmount Per Serving Calories 141Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 0mgSodium 66mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 1gSugar 12gProtein 3g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Joanna Walsh
Saturday 13th of March 2021
I made these and they are not chewy at all they are very hard almost like a hard toffee...the bar is more chewy like you can bite into it. Anyone know what might have gone wrong or does this make more solid toffee like candy?
Amy S
Saturday 19th of December 2020
Mine did not turn out. They taste good but the texture was not candy like - more soft than sticky. Did I just not boil long enough?
Terri Hastings
Wednesday 16th of December 2020
Hi Barry - I made this last year and loved it but have made it twice - 2 nights in a row - it’s not smooth like the first time I made it - I am wondering about the timing - is it to boil before you time the 4 minutes. It still tastes good but definitely not the right texture: Help,
Elizabeth
Monday 14th of December 2020
I made these and they’re tough and have a weird consistency when breaking apart. Did I under or overcook???
Merrie
Monday 14th of December 2020
I'm going to try these for the first time and will toss in some raisins, because why not!? Looking forward to a new Christmas treat!