Frosting Cereal Bars

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Spray bottom only of 13x-9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • 2
    Spoon frosting into large microwable bowl; add butter. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir well; microwave 1 minute longer or until melted and hot. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot mixture. Do not stir. Microwave on High 30 seconds. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until chips are melted. Stir to blend. Stir in cereal and peanuts.
  • 3
    Spoon mixture into pan. Sprinkle candies over cereal mixture; pat lightly to evenly spread mixture in pan and to press candies into mixture. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chilled and set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

  • Be sure to store the bars tightly covered so they stay crisp.
  • Recipe Variation Peanut Butter Cereal Bars: Substitute 1 bag (10 oz) peanut butter chips and 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter for the chocolate chips, stirring in the peanut butter after chips are melted, and use lightly salted cocktail peanuts for the dry-roasted peanuts.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
6g
28%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
150mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
22g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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