With all the cookie baking that goes on around here during the holidays, it’s sometimes easy to get burnt out on sweets. Although I think we could all happily eat through our weight in cookies, it’s always a good idea to mix things up a bit – not too much, mind you, but just a little. For me, that means tossing in some salty with our plethora of sweets.
My usual go-to for a touch of salty is chocolate covered pretzels and white chocolate covered Ritz crackers. Oh, and these Chocolate & Peanut Squares with Sea Salt. They are a great combination of salty and sweet and their texture is both crunchy and smooth. It really doesn’t get much better than that.
Chocolate Peanut Squares with Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup salted peanuts
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 14 oz can sweetened, condensed milk
- 2 cup mini marshmallows
- 2 tsp coarsely ground sea salt
Instructions
- Spread 2 cups peanuts onto an 11 x 7 cookie sheet or a 13 x 9 baking dish. Reserve the remaining 1/2 cup peanuts.
- Combine the butter, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips in a medium saucepan. Melt over low heat, stirring frequently. Stir in the sweetened, condensed milk and the mini marshmallows until completely melted and smooth.
- Pour the chocolate mixture evenly over the peanuts. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of peanuts on top. Chill the peanut squares in a refrigerator until firm. Sprinkle the sea salt on top.
- Cut into small squares end enjoy!
Notes
If you’re not a fan of overly salty sweets, or if you don’t have any coarse sea salt on hand, you can omit the sea salt if you want. However, I think it really adds something special and ties the flavors together nicely!