Frito Bars
Sweet and salty bars made by coating Fritos in a hot peanut-butter and corn-syrup mixture, layered with mini chocolate chips and allowed to set.
Servings: 25 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 29.25 ozbags Fritos
- 1 cupssugar
- 1 cupslight corn syrup
- 1 teaspoonvanilla
- 1 cupspeanut butter
- 1 cupmini chocolate chips
Instructions
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- Place the 29.25 oz bags Fritos into a very large mixing bowl.
- In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup light corn syrup. Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches a rolling boil; continue boiling for 1 minute.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add 1 cup peanut butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla, stirring until the peanut butter is fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Immediately pour the hot peanut-butter mixture over the Fritos. Stir gently but thoroughly to coat all the Fritos.
- Spread half of the coated Frito mixture into the prepared baking pan in an even layer. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips evenly over this layer.
- Add the remaining half of the coated Frito mixture on top, spread to an even layer, then sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. Press down gently to compact the bars.
- Let the pan stand at room temperature until the bars are set. Cut into bars and serve.
Equipment
- 9 x 13-inch baking pan
- very large mixing bowl
- Medium Saucepan
- Spatula
- non-stick spray
Notes
Instead of creamy peanut butter, try crunchy peanut butter to add a different texture.
You can use any kind of chocolate chips for this recipe including white chocolate chips.
Or, swap the chocolate chips for Reese’s pieces, chopped peanut butter cups, or M&Ms.
I think some sprinkles on top would be cute, too! You can use different colors to match the holiday or event you’re serving them at.
You can use any kind of chocolate chips for this recipe including white chocolate chips.
Or, swap the chocolate chips for Reese’s pieces, chopped peanut butter cups, or M&Ms.
I think some sprinkles on top would be cute, too! You can use different colors to match the holiday or event you’re serving them at.