Pantry Shelf Cereal Bars

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Mar 24

I made these Pantry Shelf Cereal Bars during what else? Cleaning out my pantry! Why not use up some things that need to get used and make a delicious treat at the same time?!! Yes! They're on the order of Rice Krispies Treats, only better because they're using up things from my pantry that need to be used, therefore making more room in said pantry. I love that, and my husband loved it, too, because he was the one who got to eat them!

Here is the recipe as I made it:

Pantry Shelf Cereal Bars

Melt in a large microwave safe bowl:

4 Tablespoons butter

1 package of large marshmallows - about 40 (I used what I had left in a bag and there were 48 in there)

Heat on HIGH for 2 minutes, stir, then on HIGH for another minute.

Stir until smooth.

Add:

6 cups cereal

You could also add dried fruit, seeds, nuts, candies, whatever you need to get out off your pantry shelf.

Stir until well coated.

Press down with a buttered spatula in a 8" x 8" greased pan (I used parchment paper AND greased it so I could get the bars out easier).

Cool and cut into bars.

These are the ingredients. That's it. But look how much stuff I got out of the pantry! They took up a lot of room!

These marshmallows were a bit dicey, but they worked great. This is what they look like melted.

This is what they look like once you stir them. Amazing.

Cereal goes in.

This is the hard part - stirring in the cereal. It really does get VERY sticky.

I lined the pan with parchment, but just a good greasing with butter will do.

I took a spatula coated with butter to spread the mixture out and flatten it. You know the drill.

Cut into bars and voila - you're done!

Pantry clean-out really is all it's cracked up to be. Now is the time to get rid of the extra doo-dads and make room for the freshness of summertime cooking. I might just have to go back and see if I can "get rid of" anything else in there. Maybe some chocolate chips or peanut butter or something. I mean a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Let's see - what can I make with those? Hmm. Well, in the meantime, we're going to enjoy these Pantry Shelf Cereal Bars and think of more treats to make with extra pantry ingredients!

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