Special Cereal Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup white syrup
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 6 – 8 cups gluten-free cereal
• 1 cup butterscotch or caramel chips
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Boil the first three ingredients for about 1 minute.
2. Add peanut butter.
3. Mix in cereal
4. Put into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
5. Melt the butterscotch and semisweet chocolate chips together using a double boiler.
6. Pour on top of the cereal mixture.

Story Time with The Chronically ill Chef

I grew up with this recipe. My dad loved it and my mom made it for him on his birthdays and anytime we asked for it. It is a very simple recipe, but it tastes so good.

When I was growing up, we used Special K cereal, but Special K cereal isn’t gluten free, or at least it wasn’t the last time I checked. I think they marked it as gluten free for a very short period of time and we were all excited, but then they decided to take the label off, so we were left…unexcited?

Here’s a tip for eating it, don’t eat it all at one time. There were many a time I did not feel good after eating half a pan of these. I wouldn’t say that it was lack of self-control, I would say that I decided that special k bars would be my supper. So, I kept eating them until I was full. And then I was in pain. So, moderation…or not, it’s up to you how you eat them.