Treat the kids to a crunchy new snack combining Chocolate Chex® cereal, pretzels and popcorn neatly packed in a bar. Yum!
Chocolate Chex® Caramel Corn Bars
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 32
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 4 cups popped light butter-flavor microwave popcorn
- 4 cups Chocolate Chex™ cereal
- 1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely broken
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Step1Butter bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal and pretzels; set aside.
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Step2In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, corn syrup and butter uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until boiling, stirring after 1 minute. Microwave 30 seconds longer; stir. Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Press firmly in pan.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds to 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over bars. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
80
Calories
3g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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