Description
Craving a sweet and salty treat that’ll make your taste buds dance? Salt River Bars blend creamy caramel, chocolate, and a sprinkle of sea salt into a delightful dessert that’ll satisfy your snack cravings in just minutes.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 sleeve Club crackers
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Supporting Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Finishing Ingredients:
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Cover a 9×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper, letting edges hang over for easy bar removal.
- Create a single tight layer of 40 Club crackers across the entire pan bottom.
- Combine 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in a saucepan, heating at medium temperature for 3 minutes while continuously stirring until mixture bubbles gently.
- Remove caramel mixture from heat and quickly blend in ⅓ cup peanut butter and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract until completely smooth.
- Carefully drizzle half the caramel over crackers, spreading to ensure even distribution.
- Position another complete layer of crackers atop the first caramel coating.
- Pour remaining caramel over the second cracker layer, creating an even surface.
- Add final layer of crackers across the pan.
- Melt 2 cups chocolate chips with ¼ cup peanut butter in microwave, heating in 30-second increments and stirring between intervals until completely liquid.
- Pour melted chocolate mixture over top cracker layer, spreading smoothly to cover entire surface.
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt across chocolate layer for enhanced flavor.
- Refrigerate pan for 2 hours at 38°F until bars become completely firm.
- Extract bars from pan using parchment paper edges and slice into individual servings.
Notes
- Parchment paper is crucial for easy removal, so let the overhang be generous and use smooth, even strokes when pressing it into the pan.
- Consistently stirring the caramel prevents burning and ensures a silky smooth texture that coats the crackers perfectly.
- Melting chocolate in short microwave intervals prevents scorching and helps maintain a glossy, professional finish on your bars.
- Flaky sea salt adds a sophisticated contrast to the sweet layers, so sprinkle it delicately across the surface for balanced flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert Bars
- Method: Melting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 317 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg