Looking for a homemade dessert using Wheaties® cereal? Then check out this popcorn and peanut bar recipe that’s made in a microwave in just 45 minutes.
Popcorn and Peanut Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 9
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups Wheaties™ cereal
- 1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 4 cups popped popcorn
- 1/2 cup pretzel sticks, broken
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
- 1/4 teaspoon canola oil
Instructions
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Step1Line bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, mix cereal, peanuts, raisins, popcorn and pretzels.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave peanut butter chips and honey uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth.
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Step4Pour peanut butter-honey mixture over cereal mixture. Stir to coat evenly. Spoon into pan. Using buttered fingers, press firmly so that mixture is even.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over bars.
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Step6Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm. Remove mixture from pan; for bars; cut into 3 rows by 3 rows. Store covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Nutrition
170
Calories
8g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
13g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 120mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 13g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 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 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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