Comments on: Idle Hand Bars (Sweet & Salty)

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Oh my goodness. Yum. I followed the modifications suggested above by jecarl (thickened peanut butter with more sugar and increased butter in chocolate layer) and they came out lovely. Thanks all!

By: lilrosi

lilrosi — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:16:08 +0000

These are excellent!! I found that they were best when chilled. Somewhat resembled a candy bar. To say that this will serve 24 is pushing it a little, unless your squares are itty-bitty… makes about 16 small squares from an 8×8 pan.

By: jecarl

jecarl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:41:36 +0000

Excellent! Super rich chocolate and peanut buttery goodness. I only had peanuts on hand and it turned out great. I agree the peanut butter layer was more fluid than paste-y, but I added a bit more powdered sugar to thicken it up. Also had to add 3 to 4 times the amount of butter to the chocolate in order to get a spreadable consistency. They didn’t firm up quickly so refrigerated overnight. Will definitely make again due to the rave reviews from coworkers.

By: TaraBarn

TaraBarn — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:02:37 +0000

These looks awesome!

But Pink Himalayan Salt?? Not sure my small town local grocery carries that stuff! Will Sea Salt do?

By: smvillers

smvillers — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:47:21 +0000

So good! A super rich, super delicious upscale peanut butter cup. I made these to bring to a party and got a ton of compliments.

I had a few issues with preparation, though. The peanut butter layer was quite runny–I had to stick it in the fridge for a while before adding the top layer. Also, I think I overheated my chocolate chips in the microwave because they got really, really thick. I thinned with a couple more tablespoons of butter and had to kind of spread the mixture over the refrigerated peanut butter layer.

Despite these issues, I would definitely make again. So good!

By: guiltykitchen

guiltykitchen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:01 +0000

I just had to mention that if you don’t want nuts in the base layer, pretzels are terrific in there! Reduce the salt accordingly though or they area little too salty.

By: europegirl87

europegirl87 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:23:11 +0000

these are super yummy!
I didn’t have all the ingredients so I substituted a few, and I’m so glad they still turned out.
thanks for the great recipe!

By: wyngrrrl13

wyngrrrl13 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:52:18 +0000

My Dad’s b-day is coming up and I want to send him a gift that is all things peanut butter…this will be a great start!

By: kittylou13

kittylou13 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:34:02 +0000

I haven’t tried these yet, but I absolutely LOVE how you have presented them! What beautiful packaging!

By: lizrosedodd

lizrosedodd — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:28:28 +0000

Wonderful! Loved the crunchy crust!