PB & J Caramel Chewies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 24
 
Crunchy Special K cereal and pretzels, drenched in a chewy peanut butter caramel coating and shaped into a cup that is filled with fresh strawberry jam.
Ingredients
  • ½ tablespoon cornstarch
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen (and thawed) diced strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups Special K cereal
  • ½ cup pretzels sticks that have been broken into thirds
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch and ¼ cup sugar. Add strawberries and lemon juice. Combine well. Bring mixture to a boil and cook a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool (mixture will thicken more as it cools).
  2. In another medium saucepan, heat remaining ½ cup sugar and corn syrup over medium high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Add cereal and pretzels and mix until well coated. Press by tablespoonfuls into the cups of a 24-cup nonstick mini muffin pan. Using the handle of the wooden spoon, make an indentation in the middle of each cup, being careful to not create a hole at the bottom. Let cool in the mini muffin pan for about a ½ hour until cups are firm. Then remove the cups from the pan and fill with strawberry jam. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Jazzy Gourmet Cooking Studio at https://jazzygourmetblog.com/2013/04/pb-j-caramel-chewies/