Homemade Kit Kat Bars Recipe

Name: Homemade Kit Kat Bars Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 75 Club crackers; 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Every now and then, you come across a recipe so ridiculously indulgent and unabashedly excessive that you simply must prepare it immediately. A perfect example? This recipe for homemade Kit Kat bars, adapted from Paula Deen, and loaded with peanut butter, chocolate, and butterscotch chips.

Homemade Kit Kat Bars Recipe

Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

Active 45 mins

Cooling and Chilling Time 2 hrs 30 mins

Total 3 hrs

Serves 32 bars

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75 Club crackers
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Line 9- by 13-inch rectangular baking pan with one layer of Club crackers (you may need to break some to fit).
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add graham cracker crumbs, dark brown sugar, milk, and granulated sugar. Bring to boil. Boil for five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat. Pour half of butter mixture over crackers in pan. Smooth surface with spatula.
Arrange another layer of Club crackers over butter mixture. Pour remaining butter mixture over surface. Smooth surface with spatula. Arrange a third layer of crackers over top.
Combine peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips in small saucepan. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over crackers.
Cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate two hours. Cut into 2-inch bars. Bars will keep for two weeks, stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Edible DIY: Paula Deen's Homemade Kit Kat Bars

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
213	Calories
13g	Fat
23g	Carbs
3g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 32
Amount per serving
Calories	213
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	17%
Saturated Fat 6g	29%
Cholesterol 16mg	5%
Sodium 126mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 23g	8%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 31mg	2%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 78mg	2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.