Salted peanut chews - KOAM TV 7

Salted peanut chews

Recipe Provided By: Charles Miller of Warr Acres, Okla.

Prep Time and Total Time: about 30-35 min

Ingredient List and Recipe Steps:

1 box Yellow cake mix                  
2 teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 cup corn syrup
1 c chilled butter, not margarine   
1/4 c butter
1 egg                               
3 cups mini marshmallows                  
1 10 oz. pack peanut butter chips                                       
2 cups corn or rice chex                                       
2 cups dry salted peanuts

Heat oven to 350 deg. 
Combine cake mix, 1 cup butter and egg.  Mix til crumbly. 
Press into ungreased 13 X 9 pan.  Bake for 12 - 18 min. 
Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows and return to oven. 
Bake 1 - 2 min. until marshmallows begin to puff.  Cool while making topping.

In large saucepan, combine all ingredients but cereal & peanuts.
Make sure that chips are melted with the syrup and then add the peanuts and thoroughly coat.
Then add cereal and fold in carefully.
Spoon immediately over marshmallows.

Refrigerate for 1 hour until firm.  Store in covered container.  You could also try mixing cereal and peanuts in large bowl and spread evenly over the top and then drizzle hot peanut chip mixture over the top until everything is coated.

TIP: Line pan with foil so then it is set, you can turn entire pan onto cutting board and cut into squares.

Servings: about 24