No-Bake Crispy Rice Cereal Bars

Love rice crispy bars? Here's an easy, "no marshmallows needed" recipe for the classic no-bake bar!

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter
Pinch of salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7 cups crispy rice cereal

Cooking Directions:

1. Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan; set aside.
2. Combine the sugar, light corn syrup, butter and salt in a 3 to 4-quart saucepan, bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, then add the crispy rice cereal, mixing well.
3. Spoon and press mixture evenly into prepared pan. Cool and cut into bars.

Makes 24 bars.

Flavor Variations:

• Add 1 cup any flavored chocolate chips after mixing in the rice cereal.
• Substitute 1 cup packed brown sugar for the granulated sugar.

Recipe and photograph by Hope Cantil; copyright © 2014; property of CooksRecipes.com. See Terms of Use.