Peanut Crunchy Munchy
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
40 bars
ingredients
- 1 cup white corn syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups chunky peanut butter
- 10 ounces Special K cereal (about 9 cups, from a 12-ounce box)
- 1 1⁄2 cups butterscotch chips
- 3 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In saucepan, mix together corn syrup and sugar. Heat to almost boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add peanut butter. Stir until well blended.
- Pour cereal into large bowl. Pour hot peanut butter mixture over cereal in bowl and gently toss until well mixed and cereal is coated. Spread in ungreased 13-by-9-inch pan, leveling top and pressing into corners. Sprinkle butterscotch and chocolate chips over top, distributing evenly. Place pan in warm oven, then turn oven off. Let pan sit in oven with door closed for about 10 minutes so chips melt. Remove from oven and spread melted chips over top of bars. Sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely, then cut into 20 (21/4-by-21/2-inch) rectangles. Then cut each rectangle in half to make 2 triangles. Makes 40 bars.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MARIA MAC
Andover, 61
<p>I am from Andover, Ma. We have a place in Maine where we spend most of the summer. I have a wonderful husband in my life that I thank God for everyday. I love to cook and bake. It relaxes me. And I love it when I see the smiles on peoples faces when they love what I have cooked. Thanks to all of you and your recipes this happens alot!</p>