#1326 - Cereal Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

4 cups regular Cheerios cereal
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
2 cups Planter's dry roasted peanuts
2 cups M & M candies
1 cup Kayro lite corn syrup
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups Jif peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla

Grease a jelly roll pan--set aside. In a large bowl add Cheerios, Rice Krispies, roasted peanuts and M & M's--carefully toss to mix. In a saucepan over medium heat add Kayro lite syrup and the white sugar--stir and bring to a boil, then cook and stir until white sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat--add peanut butter and vanilla to the hot sugar mixture--stir until mixed and smooth. Pour peanut butter mixture over the cereal mixture--stir with a wooden spoon until coated. Press the whole mixture evenly in the greased jelly roll pan. Cool completely, then cut into bars.