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Peanut Butter S’mores Bars | Camping Dessert Recipe

September 6, 2023

Salty and sweet, these tasty cereal bars are an easy make-ahead camping recipe that give the yummy and gooey taste of s’mores anytime.

Peanut Butter S’mores Bars

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 (10oz) bag marshmallows
  • 4 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 2 cups graham cereal
  • 4 full-size or 10 mini milk chocolate bars, broken into pieces
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows

 

Directions

  1. Butter or coat a 9×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  2. Combine butter and peanut butter in a large cast iron skillet set on a medium grill (or stovetop). Heat until melted and combined.
  3. Add marshmallows and cook, stirring often, until marshmallows are melted, and mixture is smooth.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in both cereals.
  5. Spread half the cereal mixture in the bottom of a 9×9-inch baking pan.
  6. Top with half of the chocolate pieces, peanut butter chips and mini marshmallows, pressing them gently into the cereal mixture.
  7. Gently spread remaining cereal mixture on top
  8. Top with remaining chocolate pieces, peanut butter chips and mini marshmallows, pressing them gently into the cereal mixture.
  9. Cool and cut into squares.
  10. Makes 16 squares.

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