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Butterscotch finger bars: Great tasting candy bars from Cool Whip. (Wrapper not included)
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Easy Butterscotch bars
Here's a delicious retro dessert recipe from the 90s, originally called "Butterscotch finger bars"
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Baker's semi-sweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup melted margarine
- 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 package Jell-O butterscotch flavor instant pudding and pie filling
- 3/4 cups Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed
- 3/4 cup chopped peanut brittle
- 3 tablespoons margarine
Instructions
- Chop 4 squares chocolate; set aside.
- Mix melted margarine with cookie crumbs.
- Press into bottom of foil-lined 9-inch square pan.
- Blend milk and peanut butter in medium bowl.
- Add pudding.
- Beat with whisk 1 to 2 minutes.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fold in whipped topping, chopped chocolate and peanut brittle.
- Spread over cookie crumbs.
- Freeze 4 hours or until firm.
- Melt remaining chocolate with 3 tablespoons margarine.
- Spread over pudding -- chocolate hardens immediately.
- Lift dessert from pan using “foil” handles.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 238Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 134mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 3g
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