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Peanut Butter Pretzel Seven Layer bars in a stack with parchment paper
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Peanut Butter 7-Layer Magic Bars Recipe

These Peanut Butter 7-Layer Magic Bars have endless layers of deliciousness composed of sweet butterscotch, chocolate, peanut butter, salty pretzels and coconut. They're 100% satisfying for anyone's sweet tooth!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert bars, dessert bar recipes
Servings: 20 bars
Calories: 300kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Set the oven and prepare the pan. Preheat the oven to 375°F, and line a square (approximately 9 X 9-inch) baking pan with parchment paper. (Use a large piece that will cover the sides and cut slits in each corner so that it will lay flat.)
  • Make the crust. Add the pretzels to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and blend until you have a mostly smooth powder. Pour this into a large mixing bowl and mix in the melted butter. Now press this into the parchment-lined baking pan. (It helps to flatten it out with a flat-bottomed metal spatula.)

The layering process

  • Drizzle the crust evenly with 3 tablespoons of the sweetened condensed milk, then use a small flat-bottomed spatula to carefully spread it out. Sprinkle evenly with ½ cup of the pecans and ½ cup of the coconut.
  • Add the peanut butter and semisweet chocolate to a small sauce pan and place it over low-medium heat. Heat just to melt the chocolate, and then gently mix the two together. Drizzle this evenly on top of the coconut and pecans, and then gently spread it out.
  • Now sprinkle evenly with ¼ cup of the pecans and ¼ cup of the coconut.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and butterscotch chips with the remaining ¼ cup of the sweetened condensed milk, remaining ½ cup of the coconut and remaining ¼ cup of pecans . Pour this over the last layer and then use your hands or a spoon to move it around so that it's as even as possible.
  • Place in the preheated 375°F oven just until the top (mostly along the edges) is golden, about 20 minutes.
  • Let them cool completely in the pan, at least for 1 hour. Then gently lift it out of the pan, carefully holding the edges of the parchment paper. Lift it onto a cutting board and then slice into approximately 20 evenly sized pieces.

Notes

Nutritional information is only an estimate.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 257IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg