PEANUTTY CANDY CORN CEREAL BARS

Peanutty Candy Corn Cereal Bars image

The salty taste of the peanuts and peanut butter mixes well with the sweetness of candy corn. A fast and easy treat for Halloween or Thanksgiving.

Provided by NICOLEGARDNER

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Peanut Dessert Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

¼ cup margarine
1 tablespoon peanut butter
5 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
6 cups honey nut-flavored cereal squares (such as Honey Nut Chex®)
2 cups candy corn
½ cup peanuts

Steps:

Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Cook and stir margarine and peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 4 cups marshmallows to margarine mixture; cook and stir until marshmallows are melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
Stir cereal squares into marshmallow mixture until fully coated and slightly cooled; fold in candy corn, peanuts, and remaining 1 cup marshmallows. Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan, pressing down in an even layer with buttered hands or a buttered wooden spoon. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.3 calories, Carbohydrate 63.9 g, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 226.3 mg, Sugar 45 g