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Leprechaun Bait Bars

Gooey mint chocolate bars with colorful accents are perfect for St. Patrick's Day and attracting leprechauns!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 30 2-1/2 inch by 1-1/2 bars or 51 1-1/2 inch by 1-1/2 inch bars
Calories 144kcal
Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

  • 2 cups gluten-free Chocolate Cookie Crumbs* or 1 ½ cups regular Chocolate Cookie crumbs if not gluten-free
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter , melted
  • 1 14-ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup Dark Chocolate Mint green M&M’s
  • 1 cup Mini Marshmallows
  • 1 4.67-ounce package Andes Crème de Menthe Thins (28 pieces), unwrapped and cut in half horizontally to make 2 squares per rectangular thin
  • ¼ cup Yellow Mega M&M’s (the amount of yellow found in a 10.20-ounce bag of mixed Mega M&Ms)

Instructions

  • Butter or spray with non-stick spray a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a medium mixing bowl combine cookie crumbs with the melted butter. Mix well and spoon into the prepared baking pan. Press down into pan to form a crust.
  • Drizzle half of the sweetened evaporated milk over the cookie crumb crust and smooth out with the back of a spoon.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate chips, Mint M&M’s, Andes mints and marshmallows. Toss to fully combine. Distribute evenly over the crust.
  • Drizzle the remaining sweetened evaporated milk over the entire mixture in the baking pan. Evenly distribute the yellow Mega M&M’s over the top.
  • Bake the bars for 25-30 minutes until the marshmallows and condensed milk begin to turn golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully before slicing. Tip: after the bars cool to room temperature, put them in the refrigerator to chill before cutting. This allows firm bars to be cut.

Notes

*I make the crumbs using gluten-free chocolate cookies ground in a food processor.

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 40mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.7mg