Salted Peanut Butter Christmas Trees Food

SALTED PEANUT BUTTER CHRISTMAS TREES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, oats, and cereal.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together the corn syrup and brown sugar. Continue to mix until the mixture starts to bubble. Allow it to bubble for about 30 seconds, then remove from heat and add the peanut butter.
• Pour into the bowl of cereal and stir to coat.
• Press into an 8×8 square baking dish that has been greased and lined with parchment paper. Allow the paper to hang over the edges for easy removal. Make sure to press it firm and into all of the corners.
• Add the chocolate chips and peanut butter to a heat-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave for another 15-30 seconds until smooth.
• Pour over the peanut butter layer and spread it even. Give the pan a gentle shake and tap to even out the topping.
• Place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour to set. To speed this up, freeze for 20 to 30 minutes (just know they'll need a bit more elbow grease to slice when frozen).
• Once set, remove the bars from the pan. You may have to run a knife along the two sides opposite of the parchment paper before lifting them out.
• Make a cut right down the middle, and then slice each half into 5 triangles (see picture in post for reference).
• To make the icing, mix together the powdered sugar and milk. Once it resembles the texture and consistency of glue, add the green food coloring. If it's still too thick, add 1 tsp of milk at a time until you reach the right consistency.
• Add to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (or to a ziplock bag with a small corner snipped off). Pipe zig zag lines onto the trees and top with your choice of sprinkles. Enjoy!

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CHRISTMAS TREES

Steps:

• Line an 8x8" baking pan with parchment or wax paper leaving enough room around the edge to grab and lift the paper.
• In a mixing bowl, mix peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix thoroughly until the brown sugar is dissolved. Add powdered sugar and mix.
• Press mixture into the parchment lined baking dish, smoothing the top by flattening with the palm of your hand. The flattened mixture should be about ½ inch thick.
• Cool in the freezer for about 1 hour, or until firm.
• Use a Christmas tree cookie cutter to cut out trees and place them on a tray. Place back in the freezer for about 1 hour, until firm.
• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler pan and dip the trees one by one using a fork. Place on parchment paper to cool. Cool fully in the refrigerator.
• Store in the freezer for long-term storage.

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the peanuts onto a large baking tray, place in the oven and roast for 10 mins, stirring now and then to ensure they don't catch at the edges. When golden brown, remove from the oven and leave to cool completely.
• Tip the nuts into a food processor, and add the salt. Blend for 4-5 mins, until you're left with a smooth nut butter, if you want to loosen the consistency, add a drizzle of oil and blend again.