Cap'n Crunch Crispy Treats
"In 'Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey' by Jill O'Connor"
photo by Erica H.
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
15 bars
ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) box Cap'n Crunch cereal
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 (16 ounce) bag marshmallows
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- salt, a pinch
directions
- Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with softened butter or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the cereal to a bowl; set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
- Add the marshmallows, vanilla, and salt; cook, stirring constantly, until the marshmallows are melted into the butter.
- Immediately pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir with a large wooden spoon until all the cereal is coated with melted marshmallows.
- Spoon the cereal mixture into prepared pan.
- With buttered hands, gently but firmly press the cereal into the pan to compact the mixture.
- Let the mixture cool completely.
- When cool, cut into 15 large bars.
- Serve right away, or wrap each bar separately with waxed paper or plastic wrap and store in covered container for up to 2 days.
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