Salted Peanut Chews

Yield:
48 bars

Preparation Time:
20 minutes; Ready: 1 hour, 40 minutes

A bar cookie made using a yellow cake mix

Ingredients:

  1. BASE:
  2. 1 pkg. (1 lb. 2.25 oz) Moist Supreme Yellow Cake Mix
  3. 1/3 cup 70% Vegetable Oil Spread, softened
  4. 1 egg
  5. 3 cups miniature marshmallows
  7. TOPPING:
  8. 2/3 cup corn syrup
  9. 1/4 cup 70% Vegetable Oil Spread
  10. 2 teaspoons vanilla
  11. 1 pkg. (10 oz.) peanut butter chips
  12. 2 cups crisp rice cereal
  13. 2 cups salted peanuts
Directions:

Heat oven to 350 F.

In large bowl, combine cake mix, 1/3 cup vegetable oil spread and egg at low speed until crumbly. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9 inch pan.

Bake at 350 F. for 12 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove pan from oven; sprinkle with marshmallows and return to oven. Bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes until marshmallows just begin to puff. Cool.

Meanwhile, in large saucepan, combine corn syrup, vegetable oil spread, vanilla and chips; heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in cereal and peanuts. Immediately spoon warm topping over marshmallows; spread to cover. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars.


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