Recipe: No Bake Cereal Bars

recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap – 2000-12-27
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Recipe(tried): Snacks for Kids
Posted By: Dawn in CO
Date: July 17th 1998
Board: recipelink.com Cooking Club

My kids still enjoy popcorn, graham crackers, and pretzels for snacks, sometimes even a peanut butter sandwich.

Oh! And a new favorite of son, his wrestling Coaches, and the team is:

No-Bake Bars

4 C. Cheerios
2 C. Rice Krispies
2 C. dry roasted peanuts
2 C. M & M's
1 C. light corn syrup
1 C. sugar
1 1/2 C. creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients, set aside. In a saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat evenly. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Cool. Cut into 3x3" bars. Yield: 15 bars.

My friend used a 12x17" jelly roll pan and got about 32 bars. I used a 9x13 pan, and made a couple of batches for the team.

A favorite for the girls tennis team is:

Golden Graham cereal Bars:

I used the Rice Krispie Bar recipe, but used Gold Graham cereal instead of Rice Krispies, and also added some chocolate chips after stirring
in the cereal. Sure is cheaper to make your own than buy the box of them.

My kids also enjoy banana bread, pumpkin bread, and muffins-when it's not too hot to bake them.