Cereal Peanut Butter Bars

These are sooo delicious! My sister made them a long time ago and shared the recipe with me, but I just never made them. I remembered I had some Honey Bunches of Oats cereal in my cupboard that no one was eating, and I knew I was supposed to take some chocolatey dessert for Easter at Chris' grandparents, so here was my pick! :) They're super easy to make and will easily satisfy any chocolate & peanut butter lovers, like me!

Cereal Peanut Butter Bars

1 & 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter (I only had creamy on hand, which works)
2/3 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup
2/3 cup sugar
3 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal
4 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted (I used approx. 1/3 bag of choc. chips)

Directions:

-- Microwave peanut butter, syrup and sugar in large microwavable bowl on high 3 minutes, stirring every minute. (I don't think mine took a whole 3 minutes.)

-- Add cereal to large bowl; mix to coat well.

-- Press into greased, foil-lined 13x9-inch pan.

-- Spread melted chocolate evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand or refrigerate until chocolate is firm.

-- Cut into 24 bars. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.