Peanut Butter Rocky Road Squares

By treadinger

Ingredients

• 6 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Pour cereal into large bowl. Heat syrup & sugar to boiling in heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Pour over cereal, stirring until well coated. Cool about 2 minutes. Stir in marshmallows. Press mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan. Sprinkle with peanuts. Heat chocolate chips & shortening over low heat until melted; drizzle over squares. Let stand until chocolate is set; cut into 24 (2-in) squares.