Goody Goody Bars
No matter the time of year, no-bake goodies are welcome in just about every kitchen. It’s great to have a few recipes that require very few ingredients (and which are likely to already be in your pantry), and 15 minutes or less to throw together. They’re the perfect go-to for a surprise after-school treat, for guests who are about to arrive on short notice, and the best reason of all… which is, of course, just because. Or no reason at all :) These no-bake bars require just six ingredients, can be mixed together in about 10 minutes, and will be ready to eat in 35 minutes after that. Definitely a back-pocket type of recipe!
As if having a super easy, super fast, no-oven-required recipe wasn’t good enough, these are chock full of peanut goodness. The filling includes a healthy dose of peanut butter and chopped peanuts are mixed into the bars as well. The bars have a chewy, alllllmost nougat-type consistency, and are very reminiscent of a Baby Ruth candy bar.
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The recipe as written below is how I followed it, however, when I make it again I think I’ll use 1½ to 2 cups of chocolate chips for the topping. I didn’t feel like the 1 cup was enough to adequately cover the bars. Aside from that, these are perfect – awesome consistency, great flavor, and easy – I can’t wait to whip them up again!
One year ago: Apple Cinnamon Bread
Two years ago: Cannoli
Four years ago: Quintuple Chocolate Brownies
Goody Goody Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup (220 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup (341 ml) light corn syrup
- 1 cup (258 g) creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup (146 g) salted dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
- 6 cups (168 g) cornflakes
- 1 cup (180 g) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with foil, allowing excess to overhang pan edges. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook the brown sugar and corn syrup in a large saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and the mixture is boiling, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Off the heat, add the peanut butter and peanuts, stirring until the peanut butter is incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Add the cornflakes to the pot and stir until coated.
- Working quickly, scrape the mixture into the prepared pan. Using a greased spatula, press the mixture into the bottom and corners of the pan. Let cool completely at room temperature on a wire rack for about 1 hour or in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Microwave the chocolate chips in a bowl at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted and smooth. Pour the chocolate over the cooled bars and spread into an even layer. Allow the chocolate to cool, about 15 minutes (or pop the pan back in the refrigerator to speed up the process, it'll be set in 5-10 minutes). Using the foil overhang, lift the bars from the pan and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares.
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No bake treats are great any time of the year!
Oh my goodness, the amount of peanut butter and peanuts in this recipe – has me so incredibly excited!! Looks, deeeelich :)
Oh I love these, they look amazing! :)
Did someone say chocolate and peanut butter in only 15 minutes? Where’s the print button for the recipe? Gotta make this asap! :)
these looks so good. i’ve never made no-bake bars with cornflakes. i think i need to remedy that.
Nom, nom, nom, these sound amazing!!
xo
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oh my those look so tempting. I think I could eat the whole batch!
I love these sort of no-bake bars. Funny you mentioned you would use more chocolate next time, because the original recipe I had for bars similar to this called for only 1 cup chocolate, as well, and I definitely increased (maybe even tripled) the amount. Can never have too much of a chocolate topping! :)
I love having a few good no bake recipes around! Living in Georgia, well, sometimes the summers are way to hot to even think about turning the oven on!
I’ve made a similar bar but with butterscotch chips in there too–one of my favorites!
These look so delicious! I’ll have to make them!
These remind me of a bar that my nana used to make. I can almost taste the chewy/crunchy texture…delicious!
Oh yum! these look amazing and dangerous for me to have!! Ok, I’m going to make them, wish I was home right now!!
what can we use instead of corn syrup?
I just googled “corn syrup substitute” and saw some suggestions. Here’s a recipe that might work (read the comments for help):
http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-corn-syrup-substitute-simple-syrup-74080
You could use golden syrup or maybe honey, but I think the honey flavor could be overpowering here.
These look amazing. I have a love/hate feeling about no-bake recipes. I love how quick and easy they are, but I hate that that means it is quick and easy for me to eat way too much! I will definitely keep this recipe on hand and I love that you used peanuts and cornflakes for some added texture!
awesome! no-bakes, of any kind, are always fabulous. :)
Go green–make no bake bars! I think because of the peanuts and cornflakes, I am going to file these under my “healthy recipes” category! :) These actually remind me of a cookie they served at my high school that they called “camp cookies.” I have never been able to find a recipe for them, but they were so good. I think these are just the bar form of it, plus chocolate. Awesome!
Amber, I wonder if your “camp cookies” were what I knew growing up as K-Lusters. I looked all over the Internet, thinking they’d be somewhere, and was mystified not to find anything. So I finally posted my old recipe, but haven’t had any comments yet. Maybe lots of people do have the recipe, but with many variations and under many names. Michelle’s recipe seems like a variation, but who knows what the original was? =)
http://www.food.com/recipe/k-lusters-no-bake-cookies-437785
Looks amazing and I LOVE easy stuff like this…will definitely be making.
love no bake desserts! Can’t wait to try this one!
Goody-Goody Bars=Crack Bars!
These bars are right up my alley! I love them!
Have you ever typed in peanut butter in your own blog? You even featured a recipe
with peanut butter for the dogs. Have you ever made your own peanut butter? Or
grown peanuts? :)
Oh yes, my pup loooooooves peanut butter! He comes running when he hears the jar open :) I’ve never made my own peanut butter or grown my own peanuts though ;-)
These look simple and delicious!
I’m also a huge fan of easy no-bake bars! I love the look of these and think I’d follow your suggestion of extra chocolate:-)
Wow, I can’t believe how quick and simple this is! It looks delicious and like I would lose all self-control ;) Great bars!
I know what you mean. Sometimes, you just want to be able to whip up something on the spur of the moment and this is great – no bake and not much down time in the kitchen!
Btw, I made the spice nuts using your recipe with a few substitutions. I couldn’t stop eating them..and my family has already eaten half a jar of those. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I am itching to go make these though with dinner happening right now, it wouldn’t be especially welcome ;)
easy, quick and delicious? they sound and look perfect
My grandma made something like this, except she used Special K. It’s one of my fave.recipes.ever. and I always blog about it.
Nobake, sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter, chocolate…I mean that is always gonna be fabulous :)
one of my best friend’s grandma made these a lot growing up. we call them Scotcharoos, and i think she uses Special K cereal. but they are definitely not healthy or something you should eat very often!
Ooh I made Scotcharoos too! They have a little bit more of a butterscotch flavor than these do, and I used Rice Krispies :) https://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/06/29/scotcheroos/
So funny, I made something similar today except with Rice Krispies…and thought I was so weird choosing a no-bake treat in the middle of winter, glad I’m not the only one!