Squamish Bars
Submitted by Bonstr
Three-layer no-bake bars with a crunchy peanut butter cereal base, creamy vanilla buttercream filling, and a glossy chocolate topping. Like a homemade peanut butter cup in bar form, ready without turning on the oven.
YIELD
3 dozen squaresPREP
60 minCOOK
0 minREADY
80 minThese bars are three layers of no-bake bliss stacked into one irresistible square. A crunchy peanut butter base, a sweet buttercream middle, and a dark chocolate shell on top. If a Reese’s cup and a Rice Krispie treat had a baby, this would be it.
The base comes together in a saucepan. Peanut butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup melted together, then folded with rice cereal and cornflakes for a crunchy foundation that holds everything above it.
The vanilla buttercream filling is rich and smooth, setting up firm enough to support the chocolate topping but soft enough to yield when you bite through. That chocolate layer, melted semi-sweet with a tablespoon of butter, cools into a snappy shell that cracks cleanly when you cut the bars.
Pro Tips
- Press the cereal base firmly and evenly into the pan. A loose base means crumbly bars that fall apart when you cut them.
- Chill the buttercream layer for a full 30 minutes before adding the chocolate. If it’s not set, the warm chocolate will melt right through.
- Score the chocolate with a knife after 10 minutes of chilling, before it’s fully hard. Cutting through set chocolate shatters the topping.
- Store in the fridge. These soften fast at room temperature, especially in warm weather.
Ingredients
Directions
In large saucepan over low heat, beat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup until blended and sugar has dissolved.
Remove from heat, stir in rice cereal and cornflakes.
Press into lightly greased 9 inch square cake pan; let cool.
Filling: In bowl, beat icing sugar and butter; beat in cream and vanilla.
Spread over cereal base, chill for 30 minutes.
Topping: In double boiler, over hot water, melt choclate and butter, let cool.
Spread evenly over filling, chill for 20 minutes.
Cut into squares.
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