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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch

6 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 sticks (8oz.) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
One 16 oz. jar creamy peanut butter
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups confectioners' sugar

1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan, melt half of the chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter over low heat. Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup peanut butter, then 2 cups rice cereal. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan; refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Wash out the saucepan.
2. In the saucepan, combine the remaining 2 sticks butter and the salt; melt over medium heat, stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining peanut butter and the confectioners' sugar. Spread half of the peanut butter mixture over the cereal layer. Top with the remaining 1 cup cereal.
3. In a small bowl, microwave the remaining chocolate at medium power until melted, 1.5 minutes. Stir into the remaining peanut butter mixture. Spread evenly on the cereal-topped peanut butter layer; refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes. Cut into 16 pieces.

I got this recipe out of my Rachel Ray magazine. It's the first recipe of hers I've tried. It was delicious, but very rich. If you don't like really rich desserts, then this one might not be for you. It said to cut it into 16 pieces, but I could never eat that much in one sitting. It's similar in richness to peanut butter fudge, so we cut it pretty small. It's definitely something to share. Next time I'll probably make it to take to a potluck or something similar. My next recipe to try is called Monkey Bread Minis, also from the magazine. We'll see how that goes. I was going to try to link to the recipe, but it's not on the website yet. Oh, and the picture is from the magazine also. I didn't get a picture of mine.