Eclectic Red Barn: Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Bars

Monday, September 14, 2015

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Bars

Sometimes you just need something chocolate, right. When I saw these in Food and Family magazine, I knew I had to make these. They looked so chocolaty and gooey. My kind of dessert.

It starts with a chocolate cake mix, add some butter and milk and it becomes the base of the bar. Easy enough. Next mix milk and butter together, pour on top of baked dough; add dollops of marshmallow and some extra cake dough, sprinkle with nuts and baked some more.

Chocolate Mallow Bars @Eclectic Red Barn

This dessert went together quite easy. I guess if there was one difficult part, it was the stickiness of the marshmallow fluff. You just have to lick your fingers when you are done!

It was a great chocolate fix. My husband thought it was even better the next day. Everyone at work liked it too. They are always so willing to taste what I make.

So if you are looking for something chocolaty and gooey with some nuts thrown in, this is the dessert for you.

Recipe Print

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Bars

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix

1/2 cup butter, melted

2/3 cup milk, divided

3/4 cup PLANTERS Creamy Peanut Butter

1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme

1/2 cup PLANTERS Salted Peanuts

1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.) , coarsely chopped

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F.

Combine dry cake mix, butter and 1/3 cup milk; press 2/3 onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 14 min. or until center is almost set; cool 3 min.

Mix peanut butter and remaining milk until blended; spread onto crust. Top with small spoonfuls of the marshmallow creme and remaining cake mixture. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate; press gently into cake mixture.

Bake 18 min. or just until center is set. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Enjoy!