No-Bake Sweet-and-Salty Cereal Bars

Name: No-Bake Sweet-and-Salty Cereal Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal; 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts; 1 cup candy coated chocolate candies; 1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup light corn syrup; 1 tablespoon butter

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Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 15 min
Servings 16

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Salty peanuts, chocolate candies and pretzels make these no-bake cereal bars the perfect snack.

Aug 18, 2017

Ingredients

4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal
1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
1 cup candy coated chocolate candies
1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon butter

Steps

1

Line bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with foil or parchment paper. Spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, peanuts, chocolate candies and pretzels; set aside.
2

In large microwavable bowl, microwave brown sugar, corn syrup and butter uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture is boiling. Microwave an additional 1 minute allowing mixture to boil and thicken slightly. Let stand 3 minutes to cool slightly.
3

Pour over cereal mixture in bowl; stir until evenly coated. Using buttered back of spoon, press mixture very firmly in pan. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm enough to cut.
4

For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature up to 1 week.