![]() ![]() (Martina Ibanez-Baldor and Calvin Alagot / Los Angeles Times) They successfully convinced a generation that candy is actually a good thing to eat when you’re hungry and that it may even fuel your Olympics and discus-throwing aspirations.īut peanuts, caramel and nougat are a combination that’s hard to argue with, and the classic brown-and-blue design remains attractive to the eye after all these decades. Snickers, introduced in 1930, has a done a great job with its marketing over the years, etching the slogan “ Packed with peanuts, Snickers really satisfies” into my television-addled brain at a very young age. The chewy center can get to be a little much, but it’s a small price to pay for this candy bar par excellence. Why more companies haven’t keyed in to the magical Salt + Sweet = Good equation is confounding, but it makes it all the more satisfying when you find a bar as good as a Payday, a caramel core rolled in salted peanuts. And for that reason, and nearly that reason alone, the Payday bar is extremely good. It’s saltier than Twitter whenever Bret Stephens publishes a column. I used to nibble off the waxy chocolate outside as a kid and eat the candy core in one go. Remember the good old days when our favorite TV shows used to sell out? Not the sneaky sponsored content of today but, like, very obviously, shamelessly sell out? Bart Simpson shilling for Butterfinger created some pretty good commercials back in the ’80s and ’90s, such as when he illustrated for his friend Milhouse the four food groups: sandwich group, cow group (milk), jungle group (banana), and Butterfinger group.īutterfinger remains one of the best candy bars out there: the thin, brittle candy layers taste strongly of peanut butter, and there’s a great saltiness to the bar. The rest of the bar combines seemingly every other good thing you find in other bars: chocolate, caramel, peanut butter and peanuts. Pretzels! Of course! The simple, modest pretzel does so much by adding salt and texture, two essential components to a great candy bar. We’ve now got the unrelated Take 5 candy bar, which manages to crack the candy bar code with the addition of pretzel. We already loved Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” the jazz piece in 5/4 time that is really, really hard to whistle. ![]() ![]() Refrigerate until chocolate is firm, about 20 minutes more. Step 7 Dip each square into the chocolate to fully coat and arrange bars on a parchment-lined baking sheet.Microwave until melted and stir to combine. Step 6 In another medium microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate and coconut oil.Step 5 Cut the chilled treats into squares and freeze until chilled and firm, about 30 minutes.Refrigerate until caramel is firm enough to slice, but not too hard, no more than 15 minutes. Drizzle the caramel over the top of the peanut layer. Step 4 In another medium microwave safe bowl, microwave the caramel squares until smooth and pourable.Refrigerate until peanut butter is chilled and firm, about 20 minutes. Evenly sprinkle the peanuts over the peanut butter. Pour the peanut butter over the pretzels in the baking pan. Whisk in powdered sugar and a large pinch of salt until smooth and combined. Step 3 In a medium microwave safe bowl, microwave the peanut butter and butter until melted.Step 2 Line the bottom of the baking pan with an even layer of pretzels, trimming if necessary to cover bottom of pan without overlapping.Step 1 Grease the bottom of a 8" square baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment, leaving a 2" overhang on two sides. ![]()
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