Mama Says Monday: Payday Bars

I love all things peanut: peanut butter, boiled peanuts, roasted peanuts, and Nutter Butter cookies. You get the picture. I am the daughter of a farmer that grew peanuts. This weekend a neighboring town had a peanut festival. So, in honor of that, and my love of peanuts, I’m giving you one of my favorite, really easy recipes.

PAYDAY BARS

1 (16 0z) container dry roasted peanuts
3 TBSP
1 bag peanut butter chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups miniature marshmallows

Spray a 9X13 inch pan with PAM. Pour ½ of the peanuts over bottom of pan. Place butter, chips and condensed milk in a microwaveable bowl and cook for about 1 minute. Stir. If chips aren’t melted, cook for 15 seconds and stir again. Continue until chips are melted. Add marshmallows and cook for about 15 seconds. Stir. You don’t want the marshmallows completely melted. Pour mixture over peanuts in pan. Sprinkle the rest of the peanuts on top and pat down. Chill then cut into bars. The whole process should take less than 10 minutes before chilling time. ENJOY!!!