A sweet and salty no bake treat inspired by the classic candy bar with a chewy center covered in salted peanuts!

Easy Homemade Payday Bars

Just about every day something happens, or is said, that I make a mental note of to blog about. Sometimes I remember, but most of the time I don’t. There are times I even write it down and then look at the note later and have absolutely no idea what it means!

All I know for sure is these Homemade Payday Candy Bars are way better than the actual store bought version! I love these because they aren’t super sweet, they are made with real ingredients, and they work as a perfect snack or just the right sweet treat after a meal!

If you love snacking, then I think you’ll love Puppy Chow, S’mores Energy Bites, Chia Seed Energy Balls, and Monster Cookie Energy Balls, too!

What You’ll Need:

• 3 cups Salted Peanuts
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 (10 oz) bag Peanut Butter Chips
• 2 cups Mini Marshmallows
• 10 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk (About 3/4 can)

How to Make Homemade Payday Candy Bars

• Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray.
• Pour 1 cup salted peanuts into the pan. Spread around to cover the bottom.
• Melt 2 tbsp butter and 1 (10 oz) bag peanut butter chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy. Mix in 3/4 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 cups mini marshmallows. Continually stir until well combined.
• Pour over peanuts in the pan.
• Top with, and press in, remaining peanuts evenly and let cool.
• Refrigerate until firm before slicing.

More Candy:

• Butter Toffee Pretzels
• Triple Layer Cracker Toffee Bars
• Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares
• Homemade Caramels
• Pralines and Cream Fudge
• Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark
• Best Homemade Toffee
• No Bake Rocky Road Bars
• Candied Pecans
• Cashew Clusters
• Peanut Butter Pretzel Bark
• M&M Chocolate Candy Clusters
• S’mores Candy Bites
• Crock Pot Christmas Crack
• Oreo Fudge
• Polar Bear Paws
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
• Butterfinger Nutter Butter Truffles
• Butter Pecan Fudge
• Chex Scotcheroos
• 3-Ingredient Twix Bites
• Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels

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Homemade Payday Candy Bar

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Homemade Payday Candy Bar, a sweet and salty no bake treat inspired by the classic candy bar with a chewy center covered in salted peanuts!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups Salted Peanuts
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 (10 oz) bag Peanut Butter Chips
• 2 cups Mini Marshmallows
• 10 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk (About 3/4 can)

Instructions

1. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray.
2. Pour 1 cup peanuts into the pan. Spread around to cover the bottom.
3. Melt butter and peanut butter chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy. Mix in sweetened condensed milk and mini marshmallows. Continually stir until well combined.
4. Pour over peanuts in the pan.
5. Top with, and press in, remaining peanuts evenly and let cool.
6. Refrigerate until firm before slicing.

Notes

Recipe Credit: I Heart Naptime