Chocolate Frosted Peanut Butter Crispy Rice Cereal Bars

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This complete recipe can be doubled. It is best to slice the bars while the chocolate topping is only semi hardened, this will prevent the chocolate from cracking.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 30

• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 0.5 (16 ounce) package mini marshmallows
• 5 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

TOPPING

• 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Directions:

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

Reviews

[Chef #562529]

I liked the flavor,but I must have meaured wrong-it was a little too gooey.

[Chef #844637]

Made these for my family, the kid's and my dad loved them but I found them too sweet. I think next time I might leave out the corn syrup and maybe some of the sugar.

[Julie B's Hive]

Made these as an after-school snack for my GD and her friends and the pan was gone in no time flat. The little bit they left me was pretty darn good. TFS!