Peanut Cereal Squares Recipe

Peanut Cereal Squares Recipe Rating 5

"When I need to throw together something in a hurry, I turn to these no-bake squares," says Kathy Steffen. "And because the recipe doesn't include chocolate, you can pack them for long drives or vacations without worrying about melted-chocolate messes," she writes from her Fond du Lac, Wisconsin home.

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Peanut Cereal Squares Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups Rice Chex
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup salted peanuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Place cereal in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan; set aside.
  • In a large saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter until blended. Stir in peanuts and vanilla. Pour over cereal. Cool completely. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 185 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 131 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Peanut Cereal Squares in Quick Cooking January/February 2002, p33

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Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2011 by youngcheryl

Easy to make & always well liked. Definately a keeper.


Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by MrsOrganized

This is an excellent recipe. Thank you for submitting it.

 
 
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