Bon Bon Bars

During the holidays one of my favorite candies that Grandma would make are peanut butter bon bons. They are so delicious! I have the recipe and I still make them every Christmas. I will post them when I make them again, I mean the recipe calls for a bit of wax in the chocolate to make the bon bons nice and glossy. They are the perfect peanut butter/chocolate ball of deliciousness.
Well, I had a sweet tooth the over the weekend and I was really wanting some of those bon bons. But...my kitchen was a disaster (my uncle laid new sheet vinyl flooring for us) and I didn't have the patience to roll and dip a hundred little balls.
IDEA! Just make them into bars! So that is just what I did. I modified the recipe a bit to make them in bar form, but mostly they are just the same. Bars of deliciousness.

Bon Bon Bars

{printable recipe}

3 cups Rice Krispies (or crisp rice cereal)

18oz jar Peanut Butter

1/2 cup Butter

3 cups Powdered Sugar

1 1/2 cups Chocolate Chips (I like milk chocolate)

3 tablespoons butter

Put the peanut butter and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl and melt together in microwave. 

I like to melt the butters in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each until the mixture is smooth.

Once completely melted and smooth, add the powdered sugar, and Rice Krispies.

Fold everything together with a large wooden spoon or spatula until well combined.

Press the peanut butter mixture evenly into a 9x13 glass or metal baking dish.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and 3 tbsp butter.

Melt using 30-second intervals until the chocolate is smooth. Do not over-cook.

Spread the chocolate evenly over the peanut butter mixture.

Here is the secret to the chocolate not breaking up when you cut the bars:

Let the chocolate sit until it is almost set.

Using a butter knife, score the chocolate into 1 inch pieces, or however large you want, and then place the dish in the refrigerator to finish setting up. 

Use a sharp knife to cut the bars apart where the score marks through the chocolate are.

Remove from the pan and place in an air-tight container.

Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.