No Bake Sweet Marie Bars

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 0.5 cups peanut butter
• 0.5 cups corn syrup
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Cook and stir peanut butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter together in a large saucepan over medium-low heat until boiling. Fold in crispy rice cereal and peanuts; press into the prepared baking dish.

3. 3

   Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top hot peanut butter mixture. Let chocolate chips melt; spread chocolate over top in an even layer.

4. 4

   Refrigerate until peanut butter mixture hardens, about 1 hour.