A quick 4-ingredient sweet and salty recipe of Fritos corn chips and chocolate morsels covered in white chocolate and peanut butter then cooled into a candy bark.
JUMP TO RECIPEWhen the kids were little, one of their favorite treats was a snack mix I made with Fritos corn chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter morsels (or sometimes Reese’s Pieces).
That morphed into a more complicated version where I’d scoop peanut butter on one end of the corn chip then dip it into melted chocolate.
They were reminiscing about it the other day and asked me why I never made it anymore (and hint-hint you should make it again).
I picked up some Fritos and decided to surprise them with it. Then I remembered what a pain it was because I’d have to handle every frito individually, freeze them so the peanut butter wouldn’t melt into the chocolate then dip them all.
Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Instead I just dumped the bag on a sheet pan, covered them with chocolate chips, then melted white chocolate chips and peanut butter together and swirled it all over everything.
It wasn’t the most gorgeous thing I’d ever made but it was a HIT! Once the concoction set up, I broke it into smaller clusters like I’d do with my White Chocolate Trash.
We blew through that first batch before the sun went down that day.
Everybody was still talking about it the next day (and hint-hint you should make it again) so I decided to make more then take pictures so I could share it with y’all.
This would be awesome with Reese’s Pieces sprinkled over the top. Do they make minis? Because that would be even better! Especially at Halloween!
INGREDIENTS FOR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE FRITO MUNCH
- Fritos corn chips
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- Peanut butter
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Recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Frito Munch
Peanut Butter Chocolate Frito Munch
Ingredients
- 1 15-oz bag Fritos corn chips
- 1 12-oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 12-oz bag white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with wax paper or aluminum foil then spread corn chips evenly in the pan.
- Setting 1/4 cup aside to use later, sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over corn chips.
- Melt white chocolate chips and peanut butter together in the microwave, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds. Take care not to overheat as the white chocolate will “seize up” if heated too long.
- Drizzle white chocolate mixture evenly over corn chips and chocolate chips. Working quickly before the white chocolate cools, use a rubber spatula to gently stir everything around a bit to better coat all the chips and to swirl the chocolate chips into the white chocolate a little.
- Sprinkle on remaining chocolate chips then allow everything to cool until firm.
- Once firm, break mixture up into cookie-sized pieces. Store in an air-tight container up to one week.
- Setting 1/4 cup aside to use later, place semi-sweet chocolate chips in the freezer at least 45 minutes.
- Line a large baking sheet with wax paper or aluminum foil; set aside.
- Add Fritos to a large mixing bowl; set aside.
- Melt white chocolate chips and peanut butter together in the microwave, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds. Take care not to overheat as the white chocolate will “seize up” if heated too long.
- Working quickly, gently stir melted white chocolate mixture into Fritos. Stir in frozen chocolate chips then spread evenly onto prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips evenly over coated Fritos then allow everything to cool until firm.
- Once firm, break mixture up into clusters. Store in an air-tight container up to one week.
Notes
Both instruction methods work great and yield similar results. The standard method is much quicker and less fussy but can get a little messy when stirring everything together on the sheet pan.
Good!! I love sweet and salty and this is it. I did melt my chocolate chips however and drizzled them over the fritos that had been covered (kind of) with the pb and white chocolate. I will do the same again next time. Easy peasy.
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