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Crispy Pretzel Bars Recipe

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"I often make a big batch of these peanut butter-flavored cereal bars on days that I don't want to heat up the kitchen," relates Jane Thompson of Eureka, Illinois. "Kids especially love them, so they're great for picnics, potlucks and school bake sales."

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Crispy Pretzel Bars Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter
5 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups pretzel sticks
1 cup plain M&M's

Directions

In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine the sugar and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanut butter until blended. Add the cereal, pretzels and M&M's; stir until coated. Press into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan. Cut into bars. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Originally published as Crispy Pretzel Bars in Quick Cooking March/April 2001, p19

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by barb230

Awesome recipe! Reminds me of Take 5 Candy bars.

Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2010 by albobier

Quick, easy, and versatile! Easy to change/tailor the recipe to suit your tastes- reese's peices instead of m & ms, cheerios instead of rice krispies, so many options! Love the "cheating" with the microwave and not having to use the stove- genius!

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2010 by krystaljoy

easy and fun to make with young children. Everyone loved them including the adults

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2010 by bluebirdjohnson7

these are excellent! i made them for a family reunion, and i didn't want to share them. i will be making these again. they are very easy to make.

Reviewed on Oct. 07, 2009 by 5hungrykids

These were okay. The kids liked these but the adults did not. I think if I were to make these again, I would use 3/4 c. peanut butter to add more flavor and maybe use Cheerios instead of Rice Krispies. I liked the idea of using pretzels since I like the sweet and salty combo but was not thrilled with this recipe.

Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2009 by r6pack

These were a huge hit with my family. The only thing I did differently was drop the mixture onto waxed paper to make individual no bake cookies!! We love to take these camping!! Yummy!!!

Reviewed on May. 04, 2009 by koala7girl

These are so easy to make & taste great!! Our church youth group love these, there is never any left! Thanks for sharing your recipe!!

Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2009 by bethar

One day last week I ran across this recipe in a Collector's Edition "Quick Cooking." I made them for some Valentine's Day gift boxes. They were wonderful--yummy and easy to make!!! This is a "keeper" recipe. :) Thank you for sharing the recipe!

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2008 by drandys102

This has been a big hit for the last couple of years at our family Christmas gatherings. It's very easy to make, and very tasty!