Peanut Butter (Chocolate) Rice Crispy Bars

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from All-New Complete Cooking Light Cookbook

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon butter
1 (10-1/2 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows
6 cups oven-toasted rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
cooking spray
3/4 cup peanut butter chips (I substituted chocolate chips, which I had on hand)

1. Combine peanut butter and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 to 45 seconds or until mixture melts. Add marshmallows; microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Add cereal to peanut butter mixture, toss until well combined. Press cereal mixture into a 13x9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. (Test kitchen tip: The cereal mixture is very sticky, so coat your hands with cooking spray before pressing it into the pan.)

2. Place peanut butter (chocolate) chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 20 to 30 seconds or until chips melt. (If using chocolate, follow melting instructions on the package.) Spoon melted chips into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in one corner of the bag; drizzle melted chips over cereal mixture. Cool slightly; cut into 24 bars.

Yield: 2 dozen (serving size: 1 bar)

Calories 118 (30% from fat)
Fat 3.9g (sat 1.3g; mono 1.5g; poly 0.8g)
Protein 2.6g
Carb 19g
Fiber 0.7g
Chol 1 mg
Iron 0.4 mg
Sodium 93 mg
Calc 9 mg

Comments

Anonymous said…
Yum. These were really good. And Gaby didn't even notice they had peanut butter in them.
1:34 PM
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