Rubberneck Cereal Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups corn flakes cereal
• 2 cups rice krispies
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 1 cup crushed unsalted peanuts
• 1 cup cream
• 1 cup karo light corn syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 butter a 13x9 pan. set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, gently mix together the cornflakes, rice krispies, coconut, and peanuts. set this mixture aside.
• 3 in a saucepan, combine the cream, corn syrup and sugar. cook to the "soft ball stage" or 225 degrees on a candy thermometer. remove the mixture from the heat, and stir in the vanilla. immediately pour the syrup mixture over the cereal mixture, and stir gently to thoroughly coat.
• 4 press the coated cereal into the buttered pan, using a firm pressure to compact the cereal into a dense layer.
• 5 allow the bars to set overnight before cutting.
• 6 these freeze well, and will keep frozen for up to 2 months.
• 7 ** this recipe can not be doubled and made successfully.