#3326 - Chewy Marshmallow Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup butter (melted)
3 cups mini marshmallows
1 - 6oz. bag Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
3 cups Cheerios cereal
1 can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated)

Pour the melted butter into a 9 x 13 cake pan and shake pan back and forth to spread the melted butter evenly. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top of the butter. Sprinkle the marshmallows evenly over the cake mix. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the marshmallows. Sprinkle the Cheerios evenly over the chocolate chips. Carefully pour the condensed milk evenly over the whole top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars or squares.

#2831 - Cheerios Squares

(by Shirley McNevich)

3 TBSP Parkay margarine
6 cups mini marshmallows
1/2 cup Jif peanut butter
5 cups Cheerios cereal
1 cup M&M's candies
1/4 to 1/2 cup Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits (melted according to bag directions)

Butter a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. In a microwave safe bowl add Parkay--microwave until melted. Remove from microwave--add mini marshmallows and stir. Return to microwave--heat on high for 1 minute, then stir the mixture. Microwave for another 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Add peanut butter--stir until smooth. Add Cheerios and M&M's--stir until mixed. Spread mixture into the buttered baking dish. Melt chocolate bits according to bag directions--drizzle melted chocolate all over the top. Cool completely. Cut into squares.

#1909 - Party Mix

(by Shirley McNevich)

5 cups Cheerios cereal
5 cups Corn Chex cereal
2 cups Planter's salted peanuts
1 - 1lb. bag M&Ms
1 - 10oz. bag mini pretzels
2 - 12oz. bags Nestle's white chocolate bits
3 TBSP canola oil

In a brown paper bag add Cheerios, corn Chex, peanuts, M&Ms, and pretzels--shake bag to mix. In a microwave safe bowl add both bags of white chocolate bits and canola oil--melt in microwave according to bag directions. In a large bowl add some of the Cheerios mixture--pour some of the melted chocolate over the top. Continue alternating Cheerios mixture and melted chocolate until both are used up. Spread the mixture into a single layer on sheets of wax paper. Once cooled, dump the mixture into a paper bag, close the bag and shake to break up any large pieces.

#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.