Cherry Mash Bars

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter (i used butter) or 2 tablespoons margarine (i used butter)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup half-and-half (i used 1/2 and 1/2 mixed with whole milk) or 1/3 cup undiluted evaporated milk (i used 1/2 and 1/2 mixed with whole milk)
• 1 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1 cup cherry chips
• 1 cup chocolate chips (i used ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate about 3 1/2 ounces) or 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (i used ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate about 3 1/2 ounces)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup salted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, butter or margarine, salt and half and half in saucepan. boil on high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. stir in marshmallows and cherry chips.
• 2 spread in 8 or 9" square pan which has been lined with parchment or wax paper.
• 3 melt chocolate with peanut butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir in peanuts. spread evenly over cherry layer.
• 5 let set in refrigerator. cut into 1" squares with warm sharp knife (hold under hot water and then dry before cutting).