No bake Sweet and Salty Cereal Bars

By amberwherley

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

Details

Adapted from bettycrocker.com

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.