Crispy Peanut Butter Bars
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
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CRUST
- 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
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TOPPING
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
- 2 cups cocktail peanuts
- 2 cups crisp rice cereal (Rice Krispies)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.
- Mix together cake mix, peanut butter and butter until crumbly. Press into the bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Top with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows are melted and light brown. Remove from oven and set side to cool.
- For topping, in a heavy saucepan, melt butter. Add corn syrup and PB chips and over low heat, stir until mixture comes to a slow boil.
- Remove from heat and quickly stir in peanuts and cereal.
- Dollop on top of marshmallow layer, spreading to cover. (a spoon or spatula sprayed with PAM makes this a little easier).
- Cool and cut into bars.
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