No-Bake 3-Ingredient Cheerios™ Bars

By SewingDragonfly

From Betty Crocker...To make these for July 4th, cut the cooled bars into star shapes and sprinkle with red, white and blue candies. You could also add peanut butter, chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, etc. The possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (6 cups)
• 5 cups Cheerios™ cereal

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

1 Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter and marshmallows uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring after each minute, until mixture is smooth. Remove from microwave.

2 Immediately stir in cereal until evenly coated. Pour cereal mixture into pan. With buttered back of a spoon, press mixture in pan until even. Cool at least 10 minutes.

3 With table knife, cut cereal mixture into 6 rows by 4 rows to make 24 bars. Store in loosely covered container.