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Good Morning Sunshine Bars




Germany’s climate is killing me… even though I technically ‘lived’ in Germany last year, I spent the summer in Upstate NY with my family while my Husband was deployed. I had a beautiful Summer full of lots of warm weather and sunshine. Well, was I in for a surprise this Summer when I actually decided to reside in Germany for the season.




It has been almost like Fall. I even find myself having to wear my little fleece ear band thing when I walk Scarlett to school sometimes. Yes, I own one of those. I’m that cool.

But last week there were 5 days were it was probably 90° out. It was so hot that on these mornings when I walked Scarlett to school (even though I was wearing as little clothing as decently possible), sweat was dripping off my chin like a faucet and my sunglasses wouldn’t even stay on my nose. That last part is probably a little gross to think about. I mean, my face most have been pretty slippery for my sunglasses to refuse to adhere to my nose…




Immediately after this 5 day period we had rain and a very upsetting thunderstorm (okay, so I’m a scare-dy cat). It’s been 60° and gray ever since.

Oh well, I guess it’s back to my fleece head band.




All weather conversation aside, my point is that on one of these gorgeous yet overwhelmingly hot days, I felt the need to make these fantastic “Sunshine” Bars. Appropriate, right?

They are almost identical to the 4 ingredient Peanut Butter Cornflake Balls I made last Summer. Except these are even better. Let me just tell you that when I made the cornflake balls I went on about how delicious they were to everybody I knew for about 2 weeks… I’ll probably talk about these bars the rest of the Summer. That’s how amazing they were.




Absolutely my favorite thing I have made so far this Summer for sure.

Sweet. Peanut Buttery. Salty. Caramelly. Crunchy.

I think they hit on every one of my taste buds accept for spicy. Oh and I guess the newly accepted and popularized flavor “umami” (savory)…




And they are SUPER easy to make! Always a plus in my book.

Good Morning Sunshine Bars
Author: Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
  • 6 cups crunchy, plain cereal (Rice Chex or something similar works best)
  • 1¼ cups salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1 Tb pure vanilla extract
  • 1½ tsp kosher salt
  • 6 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, chopped
  1. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line the pan with parchment paper so that the paper overhangs the pan on two sides. Butter the parchment.
  2. Place the cereal and peanuts in a large bowl and use your hands to toss together until mixed well.
  3. In medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar and corn syrup. Bring the mixture to a boil for one full minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir until the mixture is combined.
  4. Pour the sugar mixture over the cereal mixture and use a spatula to toss until cereal is completely coated with the sugar mixture.
  5. Turn the mixture out onto prepared pan. Grease your hands and press the mixture into the bottom of the pan, being careful not to crush the cereal. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature (if you wish to speed this process, you may place the entire pan in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes.)
  6. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or double boiler. Use a spoon or piping bag to decorate the tops of the bars in a stripe or zig zag pattern. Allow the chocolate to set.
  7. Lift the bars out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang, cut them into 24 pieces.
  8. The bars can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. If the weather is hot and humid, you might want to keep them in the refrigerator instead.

 

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bars,
chocolate,
dessert,
nuts,
peanut butter,
peanuts

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