Peanutty Candy Corn Cereal Bars Recipe

Peanutty Candy Corn Cereal Bars Recipe

  • 1/4 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
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  1. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.