FROSTING CEREAL BARS

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Kids need a treat to take to school tomorrow? These no-bake bars are ready to go in 40 minutes!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Snack

Time 40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy milk chocolate frosting
1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
5 cups Cocoa Puffs™ cereal
1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
1/2 cup M&M's® minis chocolate candies

Steps:

Spray bottom only of 13x-9-inch pan with cooking spray.
Spoon frosting into large microwable bowl; add butter. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir well; microwave 1 minute longer or until melted and hot. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot mixture. Do not stir. Microwave on High 30 seconds. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until chips are melted. Stir to blend. Stir in cereal and peanuts.
Spoon mixture into pan. Sprinkle candies over cereal mixture; pat lightly to evenly spread mixture in pan and to press candies into mixture. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chilled and set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 160 mg, Sugar 22 g, TransFat 1 g