Chewy Peanut Bars

 

4

cups Wheaties® cereal

1/3

cup lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

1/2

cup light corn syrup

1/3

cup packed brown sugar

1/4

cup peanut butter

3

tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips

• 1 Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal and peanuts.
• 2 In 2-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring to coat entire mixture. Press in pan.
• 3 In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each microwave time, until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over bars. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate has hardened. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.