Chewy Crispy Bars with Candy Corn and M&M’s

These crispy bars are a great use of leftover Halloween candy, or would be a really awesome treat to give out on Halloween! They are simple to make and can be cut into any size you please. This recipe is from Cooking Light’s October 2013 issue. I used dark chocolate M&M’s but you can use regular if you’d like.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 10 ounce package marshmallows (I used mini marshmallows, you can use regular)
• 2/3 cup candy corn, plus more for decoration
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate M&M’s , plus more for decoration
• 6 cups rice cereal
• Cooking spray or parchment paper

Prepare a 13 x 9 inch pan with edges either with cooking spray or by lining it with parchment paper.

Melt the butter and marshmallows in a large pot over medium-low heat.

Stir in the cereal, candy corn, and M&M’s. (If you do what I did and add the M&M’s first, they will melt. And you will have random ribbons of chocolate through your crispy bars. Oopsie.)

Add the mixture to the pan and press down evenly. Top with more M&M’s and Candy Corn if desired. Let cool and cut into desired shape.
I brought these to visit some friends and they were gone in no time! They are so simple and are so good. I especially loved the bites of chocolate throughout the bars!I was thinking after I cut these that they would be so cute if you used cookie cutters to cut them into Halloween themed shapes, like witches hats, black cats, pumpkins, or ghosts!