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Homemade payday candy bars sitting on a white plate. An easy to make no bake Christmas recipe. A chewy peanut butter budge surrounded by layers of salty peanuts.
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Homemade Payday Candy Bar Recipe

An easy to make no bake homemade payday candy bar recipe with lots of peanut flavour and crunch. A soft peanut fudge center is surrounded with two layers of crunchy peanuts.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword candy recipe, christmas recipe, payday candy bars, peanut butter candy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 24 bars

Ingredients

  • 4 cups peanuts
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 16 oz package mini marshmallows 400 grams
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 10 oz package Peanut Butter chips 300 grams

Instructions

  • Butter and line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper. Evenly spread 1 cup of peanuts over the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
    Making the bottom layer of a payday candy bar recipe with peanuts.
  • In a large sauce pan over low heat melt 1/4 cup butter, add the peanut butter and blend constantly until blended about 1 minute.
    A saucepan with melting peanut butter being stirred with a large wooden spoon. Making no bake peanut butter square Christmas recipe
  • Add the condensed milk and the peanut butter chips. Stir over low until the chips melt about 2 minutes.
  • The mixture will be like a thick fudge, add and then fold in the marshmallows,stir until melted.
    A saucepan filled with peanut butter filling and marshmallows being melted for payday bars recipe.
  • Add 2 cups of peanuts stir. Remove from head and pour into the pan.
    A tray of peanut butter payday candy bars cooling in a baking pan.
  • Place the rest of the peanuts over the top of the peanut butter mixture. Press the peanuts down into the peanut mixture.
  • Place in the fridge to cool for at least two hours.  Once cool cut into small squares with a buttered knife.
    No bake peanut butter bar recipe
  • Store the peanut butter squares in an air tight container.  The squares can be frozen up to 3 months.