No-Bake Sweet and Salty Cereal Bars
Ingredients
- 4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal
- 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 cup RoboChoc yale
- 1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
Method
- 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, Robochoc Yale and pretzels; set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature up to 1 week.