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Salted Caramel Peanut Bars Recipes by Rachel Allen

OK, these Salted Caramel Peanut Bars are not technically a bake, but they’ve earned their place in the book by being just generally incredible! The lovely biscuity peanut base is topped with a thick layer of chocolate studded with peanuts and sprinkled with sea salt, which ties it all together.

Makes 18

Ingredients:

100g (3½oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
250g (9oz) digestive biscuits 100g (3½oz) soft light brown sugar
250g (9oz) crunchy or smooth peanut butter
200g (7oz) dark chocolate (55–62% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
150g (5½oz) tinned caramel, or boiled condensed milk (see tip)
30g (1¼oz) salted peanuts a pinch of sea salt flakes

Equipment:

20cm (8in) square cake tin

Method:

1. Grease the base and sides of the tin and line with baking parchment. Put the butter in a small saucepan over a medium-low heat until melted. Put the digestive biscuits in a food processor and add the sugar. Pulse until the biscuits are reduced to fine crumbs. (Alternatively, put the biscuits in a plastic bag, tie the top and crush them with a rolling pin. Tip into a bowl and add the sugar.)
2. Add the melted butter and the peanut butter to the crushed biscuits and blend with the food processor, or mix with an electric beater, until they come together. Scrape down the sides of the food processor or bowl and mix again for a few seconds. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth it out using the back of the spoon. Put in the fridge for
30 minutes to chill.
3. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water, and stirring regularly for a glossy finish. Pour the melted chocolate over the biscuit base in the tin.
4. Use a teaspoon to spoon the caramel over the chocolate topping in blobs, then scatter with the salted peanuts. Using a knife, or the handle of a teaspoon, swirl the mixture well to create a ripple effect, then scatter with a pinch of sea salt flakes. Return the mixture to the fridge for 30 minutes to chill and set, then lift it out of the tin and cut into 18 bars to serve.

Tip:

If you are unable to buy tinned caramel, you can buy condensed milk and boil it in the tin, unopened, in a saucepan of water for 3 hours. Make sure that you leave it to cool in the tin before opening. I often boil a few at a time and keep them for another time, as they will keep for a year, or even more!

 

RECIPE FROM HOME BAKING BY RACHEL ALLEN

Bestselling author and TV chef Rachel Allen presents the definitive baking guide.

Rachel’s recipes always work. Her legions of fans know that they are in safe hands with her. And nowhere is it more important than with baking. Here, in this gorgeous new book, she combines simple yet brilliant techniques with delicious flavours.

Home Baking’s chapters range from Biscuits, Cakes and Sweet Bites to Savoury Bakes, Breads and Desserts. Every recipe includes Rachel’s friendly and expert tuition, with clear instructions to ensure that you achieve the perfect bake; however comfortable you are in the kitchen.

Home Baking by Rachel Allen is published by Harper Collins Publishers and available to buy here.

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