Mom's Cheerios Bars

Submitted by MOM of 3 under 3 Chef #369452

"My mom always made these when we were kids."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box chocolate cake mix or (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 2 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

directions

1. Preheat Oven to 350.
2. Place the stick of butter on a jelly roll pan and put in the oven until it melts.
3. Sprinkle cake mix powder into butter on the jelly roll pan. (do not mix).
4. Layer Cheerios, marshmallow and chocolate chips on to cake mix.
5. Drizzle all over with sweetened condensed milk (this is the glue).
6. Bake for 20 minutes.

Reviews

[lswenson]

5 Stars WITH MODIFICATIONS --- I first made these from a German Chocolate cake mix box recipe years ago, accidentally threw away the recipe, had to wing it, and have modified it many times since. They are favorites of my grown kids. They are not for dieters! Modifications: 1) 325 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes; 2) 1 Cup butter (2 sticks) - melt in microwave (otherwise pan warps); 3) Gently even out cake mix with spoon. Press German Chocolate cake mix gently with flat bottom glass to make crust more firm; 4) Keep layers 1/2 inch or so away from edge of pan; 5) Chocolate chips (same as original recipe, 12 oz. semi-sweet) on top of cake mix (evenly); 6) Entire small bag of miniature marshmallows (10.5 oz, approx 6 Cups) on top of chocolate chips; 7) 3 Cups Cheerios on top of marshmallows; 8) Stir condensed milk from bottom of can for consistency (I use fat free, which is a bit of a joke); 9) Drizzle a THIN stream of condensed milk around inside perimeter of pan, as well as an even drizzle over all; 10) Bake till brown and caramelized. Watch it. (They will look very different when cool.) Cool 5 or so minutes. Ease bars away from edge with table knife. Wait 10 or so more minutes. Saw with a table knife into small squares. Cool entirely. Cut again; 11) I have not tried using parchment lining, but could be useful....We call them "Chocolate Gooey Bars"...Chef MB - I guarantee you will love this version!

 

[Chef MB]

I followed the instructions to the letter, but this turned out terribly. The cake mix on the bottom stayed dry, and the marshmallows on top were burning before 20 mins were up. And my oven has been working fine on everything else I've baked, so I don't think the temp is off.