4.3/5
(13 Votes)
Ingredients
- 4 4
- cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal
- 1 1
- cup dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 1
- cup candy-coated chocolate candies
- 1 1
- cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken
- 1/3 1/3
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 1/3
- cup light corn syrup
- 1 1
- tablespoon butter
Preparation
Step 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.