Peanut Butter Crispies

Quick and easy, no-bake peanut butter crispy rice bars.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter
4 cups crisp rice cereal
Peanut butter for garnish (optional)
Chocolate candies for garnish (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine sugar and corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and sugar dissolves; remove from heat.
2. Stir in peanut butter. Add cereal; stir until well coated.
3. Press mixture evenly and firmly into buttered 13x9x2-inch pan using buttered spatula or wax paper.
4. Cut into 24 squares when cool. Attach chocolate candies with peanut butter, if desired.

Makes 24 squares.

Recipe provided courtesy of the USA Rice Federation.