Crunch squares

Name: Crunch squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 ml golden syrup; 128 g brown sugar; 500 g peanut butter; 25 g cornflakes; 100 g rice crisps; 90 g desiccated coconut

No-bake peanut butter, cornflake and rice crisp squares. Makes 40

Features:Vegetarian Make ahead Kid friendly

Cuisine:American

No-bake squares of crushed cornflakes, rice crisps and coconut held together with peanut butter and golden-syrup toffee. Quick to make and great for parties.

Total time: 25 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 20

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Ingredients

Serves20

1 cup golden syrup1 cup
4 ½ oz brown sugar1 cup
1 ⅛ lb peanut butter2 cups
⅞ oz cornflakes1 cup, crushed
3 ½ oz rice crisps4 cups, crushed
3 ⅛ oz desiccated coconut1 cup

Method

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Step 1: Grease a 30 × 24 cm tray.
Step 2: Heat the 1 cup golden syrup and 4 ½ oz brown sugar until the sugar melts. Stir in the 1 ⅛ lb peanut butter and mix.
5 min
Step 3: Remove from the heat and add the ⅞ oz cornflakes, 3 ½ oz rice crisps and 3 ⅛ oz desiccated coconut. Mix well.
Step 4: Press the mixture firmly into the tray using the back of a greased steel bowl.
Step 5: Leave to set for about 1 hour, then cut into 40 squares.
60 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 265 kcal
Protein: 7 g
Carbs: 28 g
Fat: 15 g
Fibre: 2 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does crunch squares take?: About 25 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegetarian?: Yes. It has no meat or fish.
Can I make it ahead?: Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?: White sugar + 1 tbsp molasses or treacle per 200g.
What can I use instead of peanut butter?: The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).

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