PEANUTTY CARAMEL APPLE BARS

Name: PEANUTTY CARAMEL APPLE BARS
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 c creamy peanut butter; 3/4 c caramel flavored ice cream topping; 3 Tbsp packed brown sugar; 3 c apple-cinnamon flavor round toasted oat cereal (apple jacks); 1 c coarsely chopped dried apples; 1/2 c salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

By Ellen Bales
@Starwriter

I saw these in a magazine a while back. Don't they look like a Payday candy bar? That's what I thought too! Gotta be yummy!
Recipe & Photo: Midwest Living

Rating:

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Serves:

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

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1 c

creamy peanut butter
3/4 c

caramel flavored ice cream topping
3 Tbsp

packed brown sugar
3 c

apple-cinnamon flavor round toasted oat cereal (apple jacks)
1 c

coarsely chopped dried apples
1/2 c

salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

How to Make PEANUTTY CARAMEL APPLE BARS

Step-by-Step

Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil up over edges of pan. Butter or spray the foil. In a large saucepan combine 3/4 cup of the peanut butter, 1/2 cup of the ice cream topping, and the brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium beat just until mixture starts to bubble.
Remove from heat. Add cereal and apples; stir gently to coat. Transfer to prepared pan; press firmly into pan.
In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter and 1/4 cup ice cream topping. Spread evenly over bars and sprinkle with peanuts, pressing lightly.
Let bars stand 1 hour to set. Use foil to lift from pan. Cut into bars.