Nut Goodie Bar Candy

Adapted from https://www.delicioustable.com/nut-goodie-bar-candy/

Servings: 80

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons butter to grease sheet pan
12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips 2 cups
6 oz peanut butter chips 1 cup
6 oz butterscotch chips 1 cup
2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 cup butter
8 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
¼ cup Jello vanilla pudding Cook and Serve Pudding Mix
1 teaspoon maple extract flavoring
5 cups powder sugar
2 cups salted cocktail peanuts Spanish peanuts or Virginia peanuts

STEPS

1) Make room in the freezer for your 12 x 16 baking sheet tray or jelly roll pan that you will make your candy on, and butter your sheet pan well.

2) Melt all 3 chips; semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and butterscotch chips with the creamy peanut butter into a heatproof safe bowl of a double boiler (or saucepan/over water pan), stirring frequently over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Turn off heat.

3) Pour mixture and then spread ½ of the melted chocolate mixture onto a buttered 12 x 16 baking sheet. Freeze for 10-15 minutes until firm.

4) In a (clean) medium saucepan, melt the butter, heavy whipping cream, Jello vanilla pudding mix, and maple flavoring. Melt and bring to a boil (the pudding mixture will separate). Remove from heat and mix using a hand mixer. Add in the confectioner's sugar, and it will come together!

5) Next, spread the maple nougat evenly over the chilled chocolate layer. Freeze for 10-15 minutes until firm.

6) Meanwhile, add the peanuts to the remaining chocolate mixture and then spread evenly over the maple nougat pudding layer.

7) Freeze for 30 minutes. Cut into ¾-1 inch squares. Serve in small mini candy/baking paper cups or store in an airtight sealed container.

8) Nut Goodie Candy will melt a bit at room temperature, and it awesome right from the freezer!


NOTES

Storage Freezer Tips

Place candy pieces on a paper plate, and cover with a ziplock bag or an airtight container, stores well for a couple of weeks. The candy is soft right from the freezer, and the texture is just amazing.