Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars
Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars are layers of pure delight ~ cookie crust with a gooey chocolate/peanut filling and topped with a rich chocolate icing
Oh my, these Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars are amazing ! This is any peanut lover’s dream (not peanut butter.. peanuts!) although it tastes a lot like peanut butter bars.
And with the Chocolate filling it is outstanding.
To be honest, I have no idea exactly how these bars formed as you can see above.
It starts with a simple buttery crust, a chocolate custard, peanut filled layer and topped off with a chocolate icing.
Most of the chopped Peanuts ended up above the chocolate custard layer, with a touch of chocolate cake just under the Icing.
I have made this recipe twice now and it is definitely a no-fail recipe and was a winner every time.
You could cut the bars a bit smaller – mine is about 2 x 2 inches ( 5 x 5cm ). But half the size would work perfectly if you intend to serve it as part of a sweet platter at a party.
More Chocolate treat recipes you might like:
Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars
Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 cup Butter softened
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 cups Flour
- ½ cup Smooth Apricot Jelly Jam
TOPPING:
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 ½ cups Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 t Vanilla
- 2 cups Peanuts finely processed (approx 1/2 the size of Sprinkling Nuts)
ICING:
- 200 g Dark Chocolate good eating quality ( 7 oz )
- 3 TB Butter
- 1 TB Golden Syrup or Light Corn Syrup
Instructions
- 1.) Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a 20 x 30cm ( 9 x 13 inch ) oven dish with cooking oil
- 2.) CRUST : Beat together the Butter and Brown Sugar until creamy – add the Flour cup by cup, beating continuously – press the batter into the prepared oven dish – bake 15 minutes.
- 3.) Remove Crust from the oven and spread the Apricot Jelly (Jam) over the hot crust – set aside
- 4.) TOPPING : Whisk together the Eggs and Brown Sugar until creamy – add the Cocoa and Vanilla. Whilst still beating add the Peanuts – pour the mixture over the Jelly (Jam) topped Crust – bake 30 minutes – remove from the oven and let cool completely in the oven dish
- 5.) ICING : Melt together the Dark Chocolate and Butter until smooth – stir in the Syrup – mix well
- 6.) Spread the Icing over the cooled cake – place in the refrigerator for 30 – 45 minutes or until the Icing has set – cut into bars, using a sharp knife
Wow Linda!!! These look amazing. Thanks so much for sharing with Adorned From Above's Link Party.
Debi
Congrats on being featured on The Wednesday Roundup Link Party this past week! Not only are you featured but also pinned to our features pinterest board {http://www.pinterest.com/anglemoine/the-wednesday-roundup-features/}… we'd love to have you stop by again this coming Wednesday! ~Angela @ LeMoine Family Kitchen
Wow, Linda these bars look so good! I love pb & chocolate! I am definitely going to be giving this recipe a try! 🙂
Cathy @ three kids and a fish
Honestly Linda I bet I could gain 10 lbs just looking at your delicious desserts. Drooling over this one! yum.Thanks for sharing at Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you there again tomorrow!
Blessings,
Shari
These look SO good! Thanks for sharing the recipe. ~Heather @ My Overflowing Cup
Those sound yummy, especially with the apricot jelly in the crust! Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday.
-Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum
These look so delicious! Thanks for link up at Creative Spark Link Party! Hope you stop by to link up again today! http://bit.ly/1pFy5yI
Hi Linda,
I just love your Gooey Bars, yum! This is a fantastic recipe and thanks so much for sharing it with us. Hope to see you again real soon at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Your Gooey Chocolate Peanut Bars look like such a treat, Linda! Pinned 🙂 Thank you for sharing them with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
This looks so amazing! Definitely making this!
Yum! This looks like a good "Anytime I need chocolate" recipe. Thanks so much. I think I'll make these tomorrow. 🙂
MommyCrusader.com
Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday last week. You are very much appreciated. Hope to see you again this week. Starts tonight at 8PM CST.
Have a great week!!
This looks incredible! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Times like these I wish I baked. I just checked out your instagram. Why are there no photos of your yummy recipes there? Thanks for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. See you Thursday? 9:00 PM EST. http://www.theKtichenChopper.com
These look delicious! Thanks so much for linking up to Awesome Things Tuesday! Hope to see you next week.
Those perfect layers are so impressive, Linda. I bet I'd cut mine big–wouldn't be able to help myself 😉
The apricot jelly is a surprising element in the ingredient list.
Thanks for sharing!
I just love your recipes…thank you for another great addition to my recipe board!
Delicious chocolate peanut bars thanks of sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop pinning.
Yum Yum Yum! Thank you for sharing with The Caffeinated Crafters Link Party this week 🙂
These look like just the thing to satisfy a sweet tooth! They look wonderful. 🙂
Those looks SO tasty! I'm going to share on my social media!
What can I say? Each layer sounds so yummy and as a whole everything would be incredibly addictive =)
I love no fail baking recipes…especially since baking is my nemesis! Pinning these…they look delicious!
I can just imagine these as bite sized treats at a party. The plate would be emptied in no time at all!
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday at Smart Party Planning. This was one of our readers favourites and will be featured next week!
Wow!! These look amazing! I'm pinning! 🙂
Just what I need now! It looks delicious 🙂
Visiting from Project Parade link party. These look so good, I love the layers in there! I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to stop by and share this and other recipes with us. Have a great day! Laura@Baking in Pyjamas
These look amazing!
Your Chocolate Peanut Butter bars look absolutely mouth watering and will be a recipe to try for sure. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
Apricot with chocolate and peanut butter?! I've got to try it!
Found you on Whatever Wednesdays!
Oh these look absolutely fabulous! I have pinned this! Thank you so much for sharing this on Meandering Mondays and have a great week!
These look amazing!
Yum! So good
I am intrigued by the addition of apricot jam. These look amazing though!
Now these look amazing, i could just eat one 🙂
Thanks for linking up ..
#CreativeMondays
Hi Linda, Aww just stopping by to let you know I've featured your post this week 🙂
Look at these!! Holy cow…I have the munchies right now and this would do perfectly! 😉
Pinning it!
Thanks for sharing 😉
Yummy!
Oh YUMMO I want some now!