PayDay® Cake Bars

Cake bars topped with marshmallow, peanuts, and rice cereal are a creative and tasty homemade version of PayDay® bars.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 21 mins
• Total Time: 31 mins
• Calories: 374 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• ¼ cup margarine
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
• cooking spray
• 2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®)
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package golden butter cake mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix cake mix, 1/2 cup melted margarine, and egg together in a bowl; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Top cake with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows melt, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Place 1/4 cup margarine in a large microwave-safe bowl; heat until melted, about 30 seconds. Stir corn syrup into melted margarine until smooth. Add peanut butter chips and heat in microwave until chips are melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir peanuts and rice cereal into mixture and spread on top of marshmallow layer on cake. Cool completely before cutting into bars.