Free Recipe Chocolate Peanut Squares

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: cook

Cooking Ingredients for Chocolate Peanut Squares Recipe

Nonstick cooking spray
=== FOR CRUST ===
1/2 c Unsalted butter -; (1 stick)
2 Squares Semisweet chocolate
– (1 oz ea); chopped
1 c Flaked coconut
5-1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c Finely chopped dry roasted
-peanuts
=== FOR CREAM CHEESE LAYER
-===
2 pk Cream cheese – (8 oz ea);
-softened
3/4 c Granulated sugar
1/4 c Peanut butter
1 ts Vanilla
=== FOR TOPPING ===
1/4 c Unsalted butter -; (1/2
-stick)
4 Squares Semisweet chocolate
– (1 oz ea); chopped

Chocolate Peanut Squares Preparation

Lightly spray a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. To prepare crust: In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter with chocolate on medium power, about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once. Combine coconut, graham cracker crumbs and peanuts. Add chocolate-butter mixture, stirring until the ingredients are moistened. Press into bottom of the baking dish; refrigerate. To prepare cream-cheese layer: In a food processor or with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, granulated sugar, peanut butter and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Scrape mixture over crust; smooth with a spatula. Refrigerate. To prepare topping: In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter with chocolate on medium power, about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once; pour over cream-cheese layer, spreading gently with a spatula. Refrigerate several hours before cutting. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 24 bars. Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 12-21-1998 Recipe adapted from Simply Casseroles by Kim Lila – By Cece Sullivan, The Seattle Times Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe – swolfe1@prodigy.net Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Recipe Serves: 24

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