Peanut Butter Chocolate Cereal Bars Food

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment. Lightly spray parchment. Place cereal in a large bowl. In a large pot, melt butter over medium. Add marshmallows, peanut butter, and salt and cook, stirring, until mixture is melted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir into cereal until combined. Let mixture cool slightly, 4 minutes (mixture should still be pliable), then stir in chocolate chips and peanuts. With a spatula (or your fingers) lightly coated with cooking spray, press into pan. Let stand at room temperature until set, about 20 minutes. Using parchment, lift from pan and cut into 12 bars.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray and line with parchment so that wings come up the sides by 1 inch.
• In a large pot, combine the sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and salt over medium heat and cook until the sugar is melted. Stir in the peanut butter, then the cereal. Pour into the prepared pan and pack it down firmly and evenly with a spatula. Scatter the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips all over the top.
• Bake until the chips are melty, about 3 minutes. Use an offset spatula to spread the melted chips in an even layer all over the top. Sprinkle with flaky salt and sprinkles if using and allow to set at room temperature or in the fridge. Slice into 25 squares.

PEANUT-BUTTER CHOCOLATE CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Line with wax or parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; coat paper with cooking spray.
• Combine marshmallows, butter, peanut butter, and corn syrup in a large (6-quart) pot; cook over medium heat, stirring, until melted and smooth, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cereal; stir to coat.
• Quickly transfer mixture to prepared dish, sprinkling in chocolate chunks as you go. Using a metal spatula coated with cooking spray, press in firmly. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, 10 to 15 minutes. Run a knife around edges; lift out of baking dish, using paper as an aid. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT-BUTTER-CARAMEL CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Brush a 9-inch square baking pan with butter; line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium heat. Add marshmallows and salt; cook, stirring, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Press mixture into prepared pan in an even layer. Let cool 15 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 3 tablespoons water. Cover and cook over medium heat, swirling pan a few times, until sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Uncover and cook, undisturbed, until mixture turns amber, about 3 minutes more. Remove from heat. Carefully add cream and 2 tablespoons butter (it will bubble up); stir until smooth. Let cool completely, about 1 hour. Whisk in peanut butter. Spread mixture evenly over crust and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Melt chocolate and remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a small heat-proof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Spread evenly over caramel layer. Let stand 5 minutes, then sprinkle with salt and refrigerate until set, at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. Lift from pan using overhangs. Using a serrated knife, cut into squares. Refrigerate in an airtight container between pieces of parchment up to 3 days.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, combine cereal, raisins and peanuts; set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, place corn syrup and sugars. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter.
• Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture; mix until thoroughly coated. Spread evenly in pan.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on High 1 minute, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over bars. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until chocolate is set.

CHOCOLATE FROSTED PEANUT BUTTER CRISPY RICE CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Pour the rice cereal and chopped peanuts (if using) in a large bowl; set aside.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan combine the light corn syrup and white sugar; bring to a boil; continue to boil for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in butter or margarine, peanut butter and vanilla until melted and smooth.
• Add in mini marshmallows and stir until blended.
• Pour the marshmallow mixture into the rice cereal and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
• Press the mixture into an greased 11 x 7-inch baking pan, flatten with the back of a buttered spoon.
• In a microwave-safe bowl microwave the chocolate chips with shortening on HIGH until melted, removing once to stir.
• Immediately spread the hot chocolate mixture evenly over the bars; chill to harden the chocolate.
• Cut into desired size bars.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. pan; press lightly. Spread melted chocolate over top; refrigerate until set. Cut into bars.