No-Bake Peanutty Caramel Bars recipe

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Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) package caramels, unwrapped
¾ cup peanut butter, divided
¼ cup water
4 cups toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios®)
1 cup salted peanuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup butter, softened

Nutrition Info

153.3 calories
carbohydrate: 15.6 g
cholesterol: 7.5 mg
fat: 9.7 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 3.4 g
saturatedFat: 3.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 123.7 mg
sugar: 10.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

  2. Combine caramels, 1/2 cup peanut butter, and water in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in a microwave oven on high for 1 minute, stir. Continue heating until melted, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add cereal and peanuts, stir well. Spread mixture into the prepared pan.

  3. Combine remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butter in another microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave oven on high until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Spread over the cereal layer. Chill in the refrigerator until set, at least 2 hours. Cut into 36 bars.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

Make these yummy no-bake bars in the microwave! My 6-year-old loves to help make these easy, tasty bars!

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