South Dakota Frito Treats

  Desserts

Yep, they're made with corn chips! These salty sweets were a staple after meetings at the quilt guild I belonged to in South Dakota.

South Dakota Frito Treats

Average Rating: 3.866666

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + standing
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (9-3/4 ounces each) corn chips, divided
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

  • 1. Spread 1 package of corn chips on the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan; sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate chips.
  • 2. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour half of the peanut butter mixture over chip mixture. Top with remaining corn chips and chocolate chips; drizzle with remaining peanut butter mixture. Let stand until set. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 337 calories, 18g fat (5g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 196mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

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