Monday, April 21, 2008

Yummy no-bake bars

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light-color corn syrup
2 cups peanut butter
3 cups crisp rice cereal
3 cups cornflakes
3/4 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 4 serving size pkgs vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1/4 cup milk
1 12 oz. pkg semisweet choclate pieces
1/2 cup butter

Line a 15x10x1 in baking pan with foil, extending the foil over the edges of the pan; set aside.

In a large saucepan, combine granulated sugar and corn syrup; heat and stir just until mixture boils around edges. Heat and stir for 1 min more. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Stir in ric cereal and cornflakes until coated. Press mixture into the bottome of prepared pan.

For pudding layer, in a medium saucepan, melt the 3/4 cup butter. Stir in powdered sugar, dry vanilla pudding mixes, and milk. Spread pudding mixture over cereal layer; set aside.

For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine choclate pieces and the 1/2 cup butter; heat and stir over low heat until melted. Spread frosting over pudding layer. Cover and chill about 1 hour until set. To serve, remove set mixture from pan by lifting foil. Remove foil. Place set mixture on cutting board; cut into bars. Makes 64 bars.

To store: layer bars in a single layer between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

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