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SWEET & SALTY PEANUT BUTTER BITES

My son Micah and I love peanut butter cups, so we made them into a fun new treat. We entered them in a creative baking contest and won first place!

—AUTUMN EMIGH GAHANNA, OH


PREP: 20 MIN. • COOK: 5 MIN. + STANDING • MAKES: ABOUT 5 DOZEN

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

4 peanut butter cups (3/4 ounce each), chopped

1/3 cups creamy peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1/8 teaspoon salt

4 cups Rice Krispies

1 cup broken pretzels

1. Freeze chocolate chips and chopped peanut butter cups until partially frozen, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a 6-qt. stockpot, combine peanut butter, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until blended.

2. Remove from heat; stir in Rice Krispies and pretzels until coated. Let stand 5 minutes; gently fold in chocolate chips and peanut butter cups until just combined. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper; let stand until set.