No-Bake Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars

Name: No-Bake Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 8-by-8-inch pan, 9 to 12 squares
Ingredients: 1 heaping cup creamy peanut butter; ½ cup light corn syrup; ½ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 3 ½ cups Special K Cereal; about 5 ounces marshmallows

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5.0

6 reviews

Excellent

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
1 hr 53 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings
1 8-by-8-inch pan, 9 to 12 squares
Calories
288 kcal
Course
Baked Goods

No-Bake Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cereal Bars

Jade Rice

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These fast, easy, no-bake bars are a hybrid of some of my favorite bars, which include peanut butter, marshmallows, cereal and are held together with a brown sugar-caramel sauce that’s made in the micro in 1 bowl. They’re dense, wonderfully soft, with plenty of chewiness and texture and you can really sink your teeth into them. There’s no butter in the recipe, but you won’t miss it because the bars are rich and very buttery tasting.

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Ingredients

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1 heaping cup creamy peanut butter use Jif, Skippy, or similar; do not use natural or homemade peanut butter
½ cup light corn syrup light colored, not lite
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar packed
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 ½ cups Special K Cereal Corn Flakes may be subsituted, or use about 3 cups Rice Krispies cereal
about 5 ounces marshmallows half of one standard bag; I used large but mini are ideal

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Instructions

Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil leaving overhang, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 heaping cup peanut butter, corn syrup, sugars, and heat on high power for 1 minute to melt.
Stop to stir. Mixture will be on the granular side, this is okay.
Return bowl to microwave and heat for 1 more minute on high power.
Stir in the vanilla.
Stir in the cereal and marshmallows. The marshmallows will melt to some extent, but not fully.
Turn mixture out into prepared pan, packing it down somewhat firmly with a spatula, and smooth the top.
Cover pan with a sheet of foil (to prevent fridge smells), and place pan in fridge to set up for about 2 hours or until set, before lifting out with foil overhang, slicing, and serving.
Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Adapted from Chewy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cereal Bars

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 288kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 45g (15%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Sodium 182mg (8%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 32g (64%)