Crunch squares
No-bake peanut butter, cornflake and rice crisp squares. Makes 40
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
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 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 minStep 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.
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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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