| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 2 hr 30 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 20 bars |
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks (1cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 full size chocolate bars, such as Hershey’s
- One 13-ounce container marshmallow creme
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13 straight-sided baking pan with parchment, letting the parchment hang over the long sides by about 2 inches (this will help you remove the bars from the pan later). Spray all the parchment, including the exposed ends, with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt to a medium-sized bowl then whisk to combine. Set aside. Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. On medium-low speed, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Turn the mixer off and add in the flour mixture and stir by hand until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half. Using clean hands, place pieces of the dough all over the base of the prepared pan (this will make it easier to spread it into a crust that covers the base of the pan). Lightly spray your clean hands with the non-stick spray then gently press and mold the dough to cover the base of the pan.
- Place the chocolate bars on top of the dough in an even flat layer. Press slightly to adhere the chocolate to the dough. It will not cover the dough completely but will melt and spread as it bakes. Similar to the dough, dollop the marshmallow creme all over the chocolate bars. Spray your clean hands with the non-stick spray then use them to gently spread the marshmallow creme to completely cover the chocolate bars and dough. Sprinkle the peanut butter chips and the semi-sweet chocolate chips on top of the marshmallow creme. Spray your hands once again then take the remaining half of the dough and gently flatten into pancake-like pieces. Place them on top of the chips allowing some of the marshmallow creme and chips to peek through.
- Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Let the bars cool completely before cutting into squares.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 20 servings |
| Calories | 381 |
| Total Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 51 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 32 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 43 mg |
| Sodium | 198 mg |
Reviews
Can you use plain marshmallows? (Our store does not carry marshmallow fluff).
I can’t imagine anything that Valerie creates not being perfection.
The flavor of this bar was good. The texture of the crust was more cake-like than we expected so I gave it 3 stars.
Absolutely amazing .. I took to a get together and everyone loved .
Delicious cut recipe in half came out perfect and kids loved. My tip is when dropping bottom layer of dough spray spoon each time w /cooking spray then when spreading marshmallow creme spray back of spoon to flatten out much easier then using hands.
Very yummy!
Changed it up according to what I had on hand.
Changed it up according to what I had on hand.
I used milk chocolate chips for the candy bar layer.
Didn’t have marshmallow fluff so I ripped large marshmallows in half and set them on for that layer. I spaced them out so it wasn’t solid marshmallow.
I don’t care for peanut butter chips. Instead I dolloped little blobs of creamy peanut butter (I prefer reduced-fat Jif) for that layer, then sprinkled the semi-sweet chocolate chips on top of that.
Absolutely delicious! Everything fit in perfectly and nothing was out of place.
Especially appreciated the tip on spraying hands to spread out the dough!
So good! I made them for a July 4th party and have already made them again for another get together. Everyone loved them!
Love this recipe! This the treat you didn’t know you needed! Huge hit with the family! The peanut butter chips plays more of a background note but I can see this being made with peanut butter cups instead of the chips. So making again!
These were awesome, but I used a big tub (18 oz) which I messed up. But it was delicious. And only took 33minutes to bake!!