**MONSTER MUNCH**
Ingredients:
. 1 Cup Dry roast peanuts -- unsalted
. 1/3 Cup Butter or margarine
. 1 Pound Marshmallows
. 1/2 Cup Peanut butter
. 3 Cups Puffed rice cereal
. 1 Cup Apricots -- chopped
. 1 Cup Raisins
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, combine cereal, apricots, raisins
and peanuts.
2. In a microwave safe 13x9", melt butter and
marshmallows on high for 2 minutes.
3. Stir; add peanut butter cook on high 2 minutes
longer.
4. Stir until well blended, add cereal mixture to dish
and toss until well coated.
5. Working quickly with greased hand, form into balls,
using about 1/2 C mixture, per ball. If mixture
begins to harden, cook on high for 30 seconds, or
until softened.
6. If desired , mixture may be spread in unbuttered
13x9" dish and cooled and cut into bars.
7. Makes 1 dozen balls or 2 dozen bars. Similar to
the Rice Krispie treats, but with the apricots and
raisins it definitely gives it a fall look. Another idea
would be putting the mixture into cookie cutters, and
letting it cool. The shapes could be pumpkins,
witches, etc. A little gel piping they would look
great.
Ingredients:
. 1 Cup Dry roast peanuts -- unsalted
. 1/3 Cup Butter or margarine
. 1 Pound Marshmallows
. 1/2 Cup Peanut butter
. 3 Cups Puffed rice cereal
. 1 Cup Apricots -- chopped
. 1 Cup Raisins
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, combine cereal, apricots, raisins
and peanuts.
2. In a microwave safe 13x9", melt butter and
marshmallows on high for 2 minutes.
3. Stir; add peanut butter cook on high 2 minutes
longer.
4. Stir until well blended, add cereal mixture to dish
and toss until well coated.
5. Working quickly with greased hand, form into balls,
using about 1/2 C mixture, per ball. If mixture
begins to harden, cook on high for 30 seconds, or
until softened.
6. If desired , mixture may be spread in unbuttered
13x9" dish and cooled and cut into bars.
7. Makes 1 dozen balls or 2 dozen bars. Similar to
the Rice Krispie treats, but with the apricots and
raisins it definitely gives it a fall look. Another idea
would be putting the mixture into cookie cutters, and
letting it cool. The shapes could be pumpkins,
witches, etc. A little gel piping they would look
great.
