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Craving Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars with Yellow Cake Mix

Craving Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars with Yellow Cake Mix and chocolate raisins

January 23, 2020 by goodcook Leave a Comment

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Can you ever get enough sweet salty snacks? Over here at Team Holly, we cannot stop snacking on these out-of-this-world Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars made with an easy layer of yellow cake mix plus chocolate raisins. If you are a fan of chocolate covered raisins, then this is your dessert! Even if you aren’t a fan of raisins, you will be a fan of this treat after one bite. We promise!

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Chocolate Raisin Peanut Bars
Perk up your day with this delectable combination that tastes like chocolate covered raisins with peanut butter.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 dozen bars
Ingredients
  • 1 package yellow cake mix 18.25-ounce
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • 2/3 cup peanuts
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 dozen bars
Ingredients
  • 1 package yellow cake mix 18.25-ounce
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • 2/3 cup peanuts
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350F. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, butter, egg, and water until well mixed. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 20- 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  3. In medium pot or in microwave, combine raisins, peanuts, peanut butter, and chocolate chips over low heat stirring until melted. Spread over baked crust. Refrigerate 1 hour before cutting.
Nutritional Info

Calories 111, Calories from Fat 43%, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Sodium 106 mg, Carbohydrates 14 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Total Sugars 9 g, Protein 2 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat

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