Crunchy Peanut Bark Food

CRUNCHY PEANUT BARK

Steps:

• In a microwave, heat candy coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARK

Steps:

• Line Medium Sheet Pan with a piece of Parchment Paper, allowing 1 in. (2.5 cm) to extend past the sides.Coarsely crush cookies in a large resealable plastic bag using rounded edge of Meat Tenderizer disk.Coarsely chop peanuts using Food Chopper. Mix cookies and peanuts in Small Batter Bowl. Coarsely chop peanuts using Food Chopper. Mix cookies and peanuts in Small Batter Bowl.Microwave almond bark in uncovered Large Micro-Cooker® on HIGH 1-1 1/2 minutes or until bark is almost melted. Stir until completely melted.Microwave chocolate and oil in uncovered (2-cup/500-mL) Prep Bowl on HIGH 1 minute or until melted, stirring every 20 seconds.Mix peanut butter into melted bark. Pour it over the parchment and spread it evenly to the edges of the pan.Using a Small Scoop, drop eight scoops of the melted chocolate evenly over the bark. Swirl through bark mixture several times with Small Spreader for a marble effect.Sprinkle cookie mixture evenly over bark, pressing firmly.Pour remaining melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag; trim corner. Drizzle chocolate evenly over bark. Place pan in freezer 5 minutes or until bark is set. Cut bark into 48 rectangles.

SWEET AND SALTY CRUNCHY NUT BARS

Steps:

• Be still my beating heart! Or perhaps this is not the best thing to say here, given the likelihood of this lusciously over-the-top piece of chocolate excess inducing just such an outcome. I wouldn't want to make this very often, so impossible is it to walk away from with any conviction. I fear it is the kitchen equivalent to crack cocaine.
• Still, as the French say "Everything in moderation, even moderation." This is gloriously intemperate, riotously vulgar. I love it.
• The key is the blaring balance between sweet and salty: it's like several klaxons going off in your head as you eat. And it's strange that while I would normally eschew an all-milk chocolate offering, I prefer it here to the bittersweet-and-milk mixed version. Not that either is bad, and since the jury is matched on this, I feel it only right to alert you to either option. For what it's worth, I like the darker version in the round pan and cut into panforte-type skinny wedges, and my preferred milk chocolate version set in a rectangular pan and cut into chunky, squat slabs (rather as I feel and look like after eating too many of them).
• Line your springform pan with aluminum foil or use a foil pan.
• Break up or chop the chocolate into pieces, and drop into a heavy-based saucepan. Add the butter and syrup, put on a low heat, and melt gently together.
• Tip the peanuts into a bowl, and crush the honeycomb candy with your hands, letting the golden-glinting rubble fall into the nuts.
• Take the melted chocolate mixture off the heat and stir in the peanuts and crushed honeycomb candy, then tip straight into the springform pan or foil pan. Smooth the top of the mixture as much as you can, pressing down with a silicon spatula or vinyl-disposable-gloved hand. Put into the refrigerator for about 4 hours, and once set, cut into slices as desired.
• Make Ahead Note: The bars can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer slices to airtight container, layered with parchment paper, and store in refrigerator. Keeps for 3 to 4 days.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring corn syrup and sugars to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter. Fold in cornflakes and peanuts., Gently press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Spread melted chocolate evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars.

RAW CARAMEL PEANUT CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Line a 10cm x 20cm loaf tin with non-stick baking paper.
• Place the dates, peanut butter and vanilla in a food processor and process for 2-4 minutes or until the mixture comes together into a paste. Transfer to a large bowl, add the puffed rice and peanuts and mix to combine. Using the back of a spoon, press the mixture into the base of the tin (see note).
• Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (the bowl shouldn't touch the water) and stir until melted. Pour the chocolate over the slice and spread evenly. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or until set. Remove the slice from the tin and cut into bars using a hot knife. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Do Ahead
• Keep bars refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

SUNNY'S SIMPLE TOFFEE AND PEANUTS MATZO BARK

Steps:

• Place the crackers in one layer on a baking sheet lined with nonstick aluminum foil. Pour the chocolate over the crackers and spread to coat. Sprinkle with the marshmallows, toffee bits and peanuts. Refrigerate, uncovered, until set, about 1 hour.
• Use a knife to break into large shards. Serve at room temperature.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARK

Steps:

• Grease a baking sheet and line with parchment paper.
• Mix white chocolate chips and peanut butter together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until half-melted, 30 seconds to 1 minutes. Stir.
• Place semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until half-melted, 15 to 30 seconds. Stir vanilla extract into half-melted semi-sweet chocolate.
• Spread peanut butter mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Evenly distribute melted semi-sweet chocolate over peanut butter mixture. Using the tip of a sharp knife, drag semi-sweet chocolate through peanut butter mixture making a marble-pattern.
• Refrigerate until set, 30 minutes to 2 hours. Cut into pieces and store in an air-tight container.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BARK

Steps:

• Place confectionery coating in a large microwave-safe bowl; microwave at 50% power until melted, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper or divided between two greased 9-in. square pans.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BARK

Steps:

• Melt confectionery coating on low.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper or divide between two greased 9-inch square baking pans.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH BARK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place crackers in single layer in foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bring butter and sugar to boil in saucepan on medium heat, stirring frequently. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. (Do not stir.) Immediately spread over crackers.
• Bake 7 min. Cool 5 min.; spread chocolate over crackers.
• Microwave peanut butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 20 sec. or until melted; drizzle over chocolate. Refrigerate 1 hour. Break into bite-size pieces.