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After-school snacks

Blending best of s’mores and puffed rice treats

 
 

Peanut Butter S’more Bars
Peanut Butter S’more Bars
Associated Press

Bar cookies

Peanut Butter S’more Bars

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

10-ounce package marshmallows

1/4 cup smooth natural peanut butter

3 cups graham cereal, lightly crushed

1 sleeve graham crackers (9 sheets), lightly crushed

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits

1/2 cup lightly salted peanuts

Coat a 9-by-9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

In a large saucepan over medium-low, heat the butter, marshmallows and peanut butter. Stir until melted and smooth.

Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the graham cereal and graham crackers. Using buttered fingers, press the mixture into the prepared pan. Set aside.

In a microwave-safe dish, melt the chocolate bits by heating in 30-second intervals, stirring in between. Spread the melted chocolate over the bars and sprinkle with the peanuts. Allow to cool and then cut into bars. Makes 12 bars.

Per bar: 320 calories, 130 calories from fat (41 percent of total calories), 15 g fat (6 g saturated, 0 trans fats), 10 mg cholesterol, 46 g carbohydrate, 6 g protein, 2 g fiber, 190 mg sodium.


Associated Press

School starts when kids still have summer on the brain, so these easy-to-make bars have summer in mind, too.

We aimed for a simple snack with the flavor of s’mores, but with the texture, ease and portability of puffed rice treats. We ended up with a layer of marshmallow-rich crushed graham crackers topped with chocolate.

To make things interesting, we turned them into peanut butter s’mores bars. But if your kids aren’t peanut butter fans, just leave it out.

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