Peanut Butter Candy
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
- 1 jar (18 ounces) creamy peanut butter
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Candy
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on August 19, 2009.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Melt butter in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Stir in peanut butter, sugar, and graham cracker crumbs; mix well.
- Spread mixture in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
- Melt the chocolate (see note); spread over the graham cracker mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate until hardened.
- Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before cutting to prevent the chocolate from cracking.
- Cut into 1-inch squares.
- Keep refrigerated.
- Cool before cutting into 1-inch squares.
- Makes about 108 squares.
Note: To melt chocolate in a microwave oven, place chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and place the bowl in the microwave oven for 2 1/2 minutes at 50% power. The chocolate might not appear to be melted, but check by stirring with a rubber spatula. If after stirring, there are un-melted bits remaining, microwave it again at 50% power for 5 to 10 second intervals, stirring after each interval.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per candy:
80 calories, 5 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 1 g protein
