Didi's "I Can't Believe You Used Up My Whole Box of Cheerios" Squares

"My daughter Adiya (AKA Didi) adores Cheerios. No one else is allowed to eat out of her box. God help any one of her sisters if they eat some of HER Cheerios. Since she's a picky kid and has the temper of Rosemary's Baby, we let her get away with this, better than picking a fight. Anyway... one day when she was out at a friend's house I came across this recipe in a magazine, and the urge just took over, and I broke into one of Didi's sacred boxes of Cheerios. You should have heard that kid shriek. Still, she shut up pretty quickly when I jammed one of these into her mouth. Now we each have our own box of Cheerios, and got help anyone else in the family who steals even on "O"!"
 
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Ready In:
7mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
32
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ingredients

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directions

  • Grease a 13x9 pan.
  • Melt margarine.
  • Add marshmallows, toss to coat with the margarine.
  • You can do this on the stovetop or microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred.
  • Stir in the peanut butter.
  • Immediately add the cereal.
  • Mix lightly until well coated.
  • Using a greased spatula or wax paper (I put plastic baggies on my hands), press the mixture into the greased pan.
  • Cool and cut into squares.

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  1. I had a serious problem with this recipe. I did not discover until after I was finished making it that some totally incompetent bozo at the margarine packaging plant had put a whole bunch of margarine into boxes marked “butter”. I hope these idiots realize what an inconvenience they caused me, because now I am going to be forced to eat this whole tray of squares and then make them yet again (this time using the right ingredient, of course) in order to determine if they really do taste any worse made with margarine than with butter. Hell, for that matter, I’ll probably be forced to make a third batch with ghee, also for taste comparison purposes. By that time, I’ll have forgotten what they tasted like with unsalted butter, so I might feel obligated to make ‘em with butter again. Vicious circle, isn’t it?
     
  2. This treat was a huge hit at my office party! I had several comments about it being healthier than Rice Crispy treats, and many came back for seconds. I did all the melting in the microwave and used super chunky pb, and from start to finish, it took around 10 minutes--quick results--my kind of cooking! Thanks Mirjam.
     
  3. Really very good! My whole family, except my 2 1/2 year old, he loves Cheerios, were sure they wouldn't like these. But guess what? They wouldn't stop eating them! And I said, "I told you so!" My husband keeps asking me to make them again! Thanks, Mirjam, for a great snack recipe!
     
  4. These came out wonderful! I melted the butter, peanut butter and marshmellows in microwave first then mixed all together (like your Kingons) PERFECT! Another excellent recipe - thank you!
     
  5. Despite a fairly major recipe modification, these were wonderful! A child in my son's class at school has severe peanut allergies, so no peanut products are allowed at the school (all grades). We used almond butter instead of the peanut butter and it worked perfectly. I could also see a little dribble of chocolate over the tops of these, but I was vetoed this time. (I could drizzle a little bit of chocolate over anything.)Great recipe. Thank you!
     
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  1. These weren't bad, but we all kind of thought they were a little on the plain side, despite the fact that I used butter instead of margarine, crunchy peanut butter, and Honey Nut Cheerios. Nothing to write home about...if you know what I mean. Glad I tried it though.
     
  2. Despite a fairly major recipe modification, these were wonderful! A child in my son's class at school has severe peanut allergies, so no peanut products are allowed at the school (all grades). We used almond butter instead of the peanut butter and it worked perfectly. I could also see a little dribble of chocolate over the tops of these, but I was vetoed this time. (I could drizzle a little bit of chocolate over anything.)Great recipe. Thank you!
     

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