| 4 | cups popped light butter-flavor microwave popcorn |
| 4 | cups Chocolate Chex® cereal |
| 1 | cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken |
| 1/2 | cup packed brown sugar |
| 1/2 | cup light corn syrup |
| 1/3 | cup butter or margarine |
| 1/4 | cup semisweet chocolate chips |
| 1. | Butter bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal and pretzels; set aside. |
| 2. | In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, corn syrup and butter to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. |
| 3. | Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Press firmly in pan. |
| 4. | In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds to 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over bars. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. |
| Microwave Directions: Butter bottom and sides 13x9-inch pan. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal and pretzels; set aside. In 2-quart microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, corn syrup and butter uncovered on High about 2 minutes or until boiling, stirring after 1 minute. Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Press firmly in pan. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds to 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over bars. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. |
| No change. |
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| Spray your knife with cooking spray before cutting the bars—you'll be able to cut through the bars without the knife sticking. |
Nutrition Information:
80 ( 25); 3g ( 1 1/2g, 0g); 5mg; 70mg; 13g ( 0g, 7g); 0g 2%; 0%; 0%; 8% 1 ; 0 ; 1/2 1