Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch Original Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (or use chips)
2 sticks (8 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon margarine
One 16-ounce jar creamy peanut butter
3 cups crispy rice cereal
3 cups confectioner's sugar

1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan, melt half of the chocolate and 1 Tbsp margarine over low heat. Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup peanut butter, then 2 cups rice cereal. (I plan to up this to 2.5 cups the next time I make these.) Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan; refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Wash out the saucepan.

2. In the saucepan, combine the remaining 2 sticks margarine; melt over medium heat, stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining peanut butter and the confectioner's sugar. Spread half of the peanut butter mixture over the cereal layer. Top with the remaining 1 cup cereal (I used closer to 1/2 cup here to be sure the fudge layers actually stuck together).

3. In a small bowl, microwave the remaining chocolate at medium power until melted, 1 1/2 minutes. Stir into the remaining peanut butter mixture. Spread evenly on the cereal-topped peanut butter layer; refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes.

Cut into 16 pieces.