Chocolate and Peanut Butter Candied ChexBars

I got inspired by another wordpress blog and made caramel corn.  I had been looking into savory things to add to chex to make a snack.  I had experimented with sriracha and peanut butter, never quite getting what I wanted.  A couple of tries were quite good though.  After making caramel corn I had extra chex and remembering a chex bar from childhood, I came up with a caramel that sounded good while watching TV one morning.  I really liked them and what I brought to share went really fast.

I’ll share that recipe at a later date when I bring it back for further experimentation.  In this instance I boiled the candy longer hardening it more, and tried to make something up based on the popular combination of chocolate and peanut butter.  In my opinion I got the candy to hardened, and my recipe may be missing something.  I think it could use a little salt, but it still tasted good.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Candied Chex Bars:

• 1/2 Cup of Butter – 1 Stick
• 3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
• 1/4 Cup Black Cocoa
• 1 Cup White Granulated Sugar\
• 1 Cup Karo Syrup
• 12 Cups Chex

1. Pour Chex into bowl that leaves room for manipulation.  Set aside
2. In a 2 Qt. saucepan melt butter and peanut butter over medium heat.
3. Add Cocoa and bring to a boil.
4. Add Sugar and Karo Syrup.  Bring to a boil.
5. Allow mixture to boil for about 1 to 2 minutes to candy.  The longer you boil, the harder your end product will be.
6. Allow mixture to cool slightly on a cold burner.
7. Pour mixture over bowl of cereal.
8. Stir until everything is well coated.
9. Pour onto large cookie sheet to cool.
10. After cooled portion and store as desired.