{"id":4408,"date":"2011-07-11T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/2011\/07\/when-good-things-get-even-better-salty-almond-bars-a-recipe\/"},"modified":"2011-07-11T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T15:08:00","slug":"when-good-things-get-even-better-salty-almond-bars-a-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=4408","title":{"rendered":"When good things get even better\u2026! Salty almond bars- a recipe."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I made these bars once or twice before, but had forgotten about them until our<\/p>\n

family\u2019s 4th of July picnic.  Then my niece, Dianne mentioned them, and I haven\u2019t<\/p>\n

been able to get them off my mind since!<\/p>\n

I changed up the recipe- http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/2010\/07\/homemade-salted-nut-bars\/<\/a><\/p>\n

from this one- using almonds and white chocolate rather than the peanut butter morsels.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/2 <\/strong>white or yellow cake mix (use other half to make a small portion of lemon filled cupcakes<\/a> .<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup unsalted melted butter<\/p>\n

1 large egg<\/p>\n

Mix together and fit into jelly roll pan.  Bake at 350F for about 8 minutes or until golden brown.<\/p>\n

Drop 3 cups of miniature marshmallows on top of hot base and put back into oven.  Turn off heat<\/p>\n

and allow the marshmallows to melt on top.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile-<\/p>\n

in a large sauce pan, mix together:<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup honey<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup Karo syrup (corn syrup- clear)<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup butter<\/p>\n

2 tsps vanilla<\/p>\n

2 cups white chocolate morsels<\/p>\n

and bring them to a slow boil.<\/p>\n

Add 2 cups Rice Krispy cereal and stir all together.<\/p>\n

Pour this mixture on top of marshmallow layer, <\/p>\n

use a real light hand- this can get really sticky, really fast!<\/p>\n

Now, sprinkle 2 cups of lightly salted almond slices and press gently with the back of a spoon<\/p>\n

to get them to stick into the rice krispy layer.<\/p>\n

So- the bottom cake layer is thinner, the peanuts and peanut butter morsels have been replaced<\/p>\n

by almonds and white chocolate, they are cooling in the kitchen as I type- AND –<\/p>\n

All is right with my world.<\/p>\n

See the difference a good recipe can make- especially when it is fitted to your personal tastes?<\/p>\n

Do you have any recipes that you have made better?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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