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Cereal Squares
BBajema
"My mom made these while I was growing up, and now I make them for my family. Always a favorite at Christmas parties too! Easy to make. Recommend to keep squares in fridge right up until serving."
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Ingredients
1 h 25 m servings 219 calsOriginal recipe yields 20 servings (1 9x13-inch casserole dish)
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- Combine oat cereal, corn flake cereal, and peanuts together in a large bowl.
- Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture; stir to coat. Press coated cereal mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour. Cut into squares.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 219 calories; 11.8 g fat; 27 g carbohydrates; 4.2 g protein; 12 mg cholesterol; 131 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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2/28/2013
Only problem I had with these is it says bring to a boil. I went with a to long of a boil I guess cause they came out harder then chewy. These was still good an I barely had time to steal a coup...
3/23/2014
I made these to use up some cereal and my family loved these bars! Even my granddaughter, who hates peanuts, has requested an encore. Thanks for sharing!!
5/7/2016
These are a favourite in our house. My kids don't eat much cereal so I always use it for making these squares. I add an extra cup of combined nuts, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds to them. The...
9/2/2015
Sooo easy! You can put just about any nut, dried fruit, chocolate chip combination you want in it. First time I followed recipe to a tee... delicious. Second time, I put a large bag of trail mix...
12/29/2014
So good and so easy. You really can personalize this quite a bit - add chocolate chips, or pretzels, or use almonds instead of peanuts, or other nuts - really good!
4/19/2014
I used honey bunches of oats with almonds instead of the corn flake cereal, and omitted the nuts. I added some M&Ms as well! Yum!!
8/14/2013
Great alternative to store bought bars. I added 5 cups of cereal each and cashews not peanuts.(the first time I made them they were a little rich) Delicious!