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Crispy Cereal Squares

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 104. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 cups crisp rice cereal

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan combine 2/3 cup light corn syrup and 1/4 cup packed brown sugar. Cook and stir till mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in 1 cup peanut butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 4 cups crisp rice cereal.
  3. Press into an ungreased 9x9x2-inch pan. Chill about 1 hour or till firm. Cut into bars.
  4. Microwave directions: In a 2-quart casserole micro-cook corn syrup, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla on 100% power (high) for 2 to 3 minutes or till bubbly over entire surface, stirring twice. Stir in cereal. Continue as above.

Source and image provenance

Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.

Image credit: Image attribution: "Bacon Rice Krispie Treats" by technochick; license: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/61048090@N00/7910802770. Cropped/resized.

Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.

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