SWEET AND SALTY CRUNCHY NUT BARS

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Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 4h20m

Yield 24 slices

Number Of Ingredients 7

7 ounces bittersweet chocolate (or 1 heaping cup chips)
4 ounces milk chocolate (or 1/2 cup chips) (or 11 ounces milk chocolate instead)
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon (9 tablespoons) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons golden syrup (recommended: Lyle's)
2 1/4 cups salted peanuts
6 ounces honeycomb candy
Special equipment: 1 (10-inch) springform pan or 1 rectangular aluminum foil pan approx. 13 by 9 by 2 inches

Steps:

  • Be still my beating heart! Or perhaps this is not the best thing to say here, given the likelihood of this lusciously over-the-top piece of chocolate excess inducing just such an outcome. I wouldn't want to make this very often, so impossible is it to walk away from with any conviction. I fear it is the kitchen equivalent to crack cocaine.
  • Still, as the French say "Everything in moderation, even moderation." This is gloriously intemperate, riotously vulgar. I love it.
  • The key is the blaring balance between sweet and salty: it's like several klaxons going off in your head as you eat. And it's strange that while I would normally eschew an all-milk chocolate offering, I prefer it here to the bittersweet-and-milk mixed version. Not that either is bad, and since the jury is matched on this, I feel it only right to alert you to either option. For what it's worth, I like the darker version in the round pan and cut into panforte-type skinny wedges, and my preferred milk chocolate version set in a rectangular pan and cut into chunky, squat slabs (rather as I feel and look like after eating too many of them).
  • Line your springform pan with aluminum foil or use a foil pan.
  • Break up or chop the chocolate into pieces, and drop into a heavy-based saucepan. Add the butter and syrup, put on a low heat, and melt gently together.
  • Tip the peanuts into a bowl, and crush the honeycomb candy with your hands, letting the golden-glinting rubble fall into the nuts.
  • Take the melted chocolate mixture off the heat and stir in the peanuts and crushed honeycomb candy, then tip straight into the springform pan or foil pan. Smooth the top of the mixture as much as you can, pressing down with a silicon spatula or vinyl-disposable-gloved hand. Put into the refrigerator for about 4 hours, and once set, cut into slices as desired.
  • Make Ahead Note: The bars can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer slices to airtight container, layered with parchment paper, and store in refrigerator. Keeps for 3 to 4 days.

ngale malemela
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These bars are so good! I love the combination of sweet and salty. They are also very easy to make.


Syed wassiraza
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I made these bars for my kids' school bake sale and they were a huge success! They were easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making these again.


Akib Maro
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These bars are delicious! The combination of sweet and salty is perfect, and the crunchy texture is addictive. I will definitely be making these again.


budiraj stha
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I love these bars! They are so easy to make and they are always a crowd-pleaser. I usually double the recipe so that I can have some to share with friends and family.


Arif Full
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These sweet and salty crunchy nut bars were a hit! I made them for a party and they were gone in minutes. Everyone loved the combination of sweet and salty, and the crunchy texture was a nice touch. I will definitely be making these again soon.