Cereal Bar Hay Bales

Name: Cereal Bar Hay Bales
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 tbsp. butter, plus more for pan; 2 (3-ounce) packets shredded wheat; 15 oz. marshmallows (about 1 1/2 bags); 6 c. puffed rice cereal; 6 licorice laces

By Liza JernowPublished: Sep 12, 2014

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Tara Donne

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Prep Time:

35 mins

Total Time:

45 mins

Give your table an autumn harvest feel with these sweet cereal bars.

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Ingredients

5 Tbsp. butter, plus more for pan
2 (3-ounce) packets shredded wheat
15 oz. marshmallows (about 1 1/2 bags)
6 cups puffed rice cereal
6 licorice laces

Directions

1. Step 1Butter an 8-inch square pan. Crush shredded wheat in a bowl to make fine splinters.
2. Step 2Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add marshmallows and stir to melt completely. Stir in rice cereal. Use a rubber spatula to toss mixture and coat cereal completely.
3. Step 3Turn mixture out into the prepared pan; use the spatula to flatten the mixture into the pan.
4. Step 4Remove square of cereal treats from pan to cutting board. Cut in half horizontally, and then make 2 evenly spaced vertical cuts to form 6 rectangles.
5. Step 5While the bars are still warm, pat the sides with crushed shredded wheat. Wrap each bale with licorice laces.