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Easy No-Bake 5-Ingredient Frito Bars Recipe

Easy No-Bake 5-Ingredient Frito Bars

Crunchy Fritos are coated in a chewy peanut butter and corn syrup mixture, then finished with a smooth chocolate topping. These five-ingredient bars require no oven and make about 24 small squares.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Frito Bars
  • 1 bag, 9.25-10.5 ounces (262-298 g) Fritos corn chips
Peanut Butter Mixture
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 cup Light corn syrup
  • 1 cup Creamy peanut butter
Chocolate Topping
  • 1 cup, about 6 ounces (170 g) Milk-chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Grease or parchment-line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, leaving an overhang if using parchment. Spread the Fritos evenly across the bottom.
  2. Combine the granulated sugar and light corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture reaches a boil, then boil for about 1 minute.
  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the creamy peanut butter until the mixture is smooth. Pour it immediately over the Fritos and gently spread it across the chips.
  4. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 20-30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, or melt them over a double boiler. Spread the melted chocolate over the peanut butter-coated Fritos.
  5. Let the bars cool and firm at room temperature or refrigerate them briefly. Lift them from the pan using the parchment overhang, then cut into small squares.

Notes

Boil the sugar and corn syrup mixture for about 1 minute, but not much longer, or the bars may become hard or brittle. Store the cooled bars in a covered container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.