Running short on time from a busy schedule shouldn’t mean skipping out on your favorite desserts. In fact, it should be all the more reason to enjoy a sweet treat as a reward for all that hard work.
When you’re due for a bite of dark chocolate goodness, all it takes is a few minutes out of your day to make 5-Minute Dark Chocolate Cereal Bars.
This quick and simple dessert makes it easy to celebrate the day’s accomplishments without added stress.
As a fun way for little ones to help in the kitchen, you can cook together the butter, marshmallows, peanut butter and cereal then let the kiddos drizzle the key ingredient: melted chocolate. All that’s left to do is cut and serve or pack a few off to school and work for an afternoon treat.
5-Minute Dark Chocolate Cereal Bars
Recipe adapted from ScrummyLane.com
INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons butter
10 ounces marshmallows
1/2 cup peanut butter
6 cups cereal
4 ounces milk chocolate, melted
4 ounces dark chocolate, melted
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat saucepan over low heat. Add butter, marshmallows and peanut butter; stir to combine. Add cereal; mix until coated.
- Line 9-by-13-inch pan with parchment paper. Add cereal mixture to pan.
- In bowl, mix milk chocolate and dark chocolate. Drizzle chocolate over cereal mixture; spread evenly then allow to cool.
- Cut into bars and serve.
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Can this be made
A. With only dark chocolate
B. What can be a substituted for marshmallow?