Chocolate Peanut Squares

Recipe Ingredients

		Nonstick cooking spray
		For Crust
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Unsalted butter - (1 stick)
2		Semisweet chocolate - (1 oz ea) - chopped
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Flaked coconut
5 1/2 cups	803g / 28oz	Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Finely chopped dry roasted peanuts
		For Cream Cheese Layer
2		Cream cheese - (8 oz ea) - softened
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Granulated sugar
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Peanut butter
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
		For Topping
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Unsalted butter - (1/2 stick)
4		Semisweet chocolate - (1 oz ea) - chopped

Recipe Instructions

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.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 12-21-1998 - Recipe adapted from Simply Casseroles by Kim Lila - By Cece Sullivan, The Seattle Times

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