Salted Nut Roll Bars

These bars are easy to make and everyone loves them! I usually make them for the holidays and set them out as part of a dessert/cookie plate. They work well cut into 1-inch squares. Real butter is the key to the rich flavor. These will also keep in the freezer for up to 3 weeks.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 125 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup butter
• ⅓ cup butter, melted
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• ⅔ cup light corn syrup
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Stir cake mix, 1/3 cup melted butter, and egg together in bowl. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Spread marshmallows over crust and return to oven. Bake until marshmallows are melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool completely.

Step 4

Melt peanut butter chips, corn syrup, 1/4 cup butter, and vanilla extract together in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir crispy rice cereal and peanuts into corn syrup mixture. Pour peanut mixture over marshmallows. Cool completely. Chill in refrigerator until hardened, about 1 hour. Cut into 1-inch squares.