Wake Up Espresso Cereal Bars

(from dennis.reb’s recipe box)

Categories: Sweet Treats

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee granules or instant coffee granules
  • 2 teaspoons boiling water
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups Basic 4® cereal
  • 1 cup broken pretzel sticks

Directions

  1. Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan.

  2. In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup and brown sugar to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.

  3. Remove from heat.

  4. In small bowl, stir coffee granules into boiling water until dissolved.

  5. Stir into corn syrup mixture along with peanut butter until smooth.

  6. Add cereal and pretzels.

  7. Stir until evenly coated.

  8. Press evenly in pan.

  9. Let stand about 2 hours or until set.

  10. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

  11. Store covered.

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