Peanut Butter Cup Cheerios Bars

Ingredients

for the chocolate layer

• 3 TBSP unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 10 ounces marshmallows
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 6 cups Chocolate Cheerios

For the drizzle

• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup semisweet chips

For the peanut butter layer

• 3 TBSP unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 10 ounces marshmallows
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 6 cups Peanut Butter Cheerios

Topping

• 8 ounces mini Reese's cups (the unwrapped kind) -

Directions

1. In a large stockpot or dutch-oven, melt the butter, salt, marshmallows, and vanilla for the chocolate layer over medium-low heat, stirring often.
2. Once the marshmallows are almost all the way melted, add in the chocolate chips. Stir until completely melted.
3. Add in the chocolate Cheerios and stir with a silicone spatula until evenly coated.
4. Pour the mixture into a 9x13" pan.
5. To spread easily, place your hand into a baggie and spray the baggie with cooking spray.
6. Use your covered hand to press the cereal into the pan.
7. Melt the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips (in separate bowls) in the microwave in 30-second intervals at 50% power. Stir after every interval until the chips are melted.
8. If the melted chips are too stiff for drizzling, stir in 1/2 tsp. shortening.
9. Place the melted chips in separate pastry bags (or baggies), snip the tips, and drizzle half of each mixture onto the chocolate cereal layer. Reserve the remaining melted chips.
10. Make the peanut butter layer by melting the butter, salt, and marshmallows over medium-low heat, stirring often.
11. Once the marshmallows are almost all the way melted, add in the peanut butter. Stir until completely melted. Add in the peanut butter Cheerios and stir with a silicone spatula until evenly coated.
12. Press into the pan on top of the chocolate layer as described above.
13. Drizzle the remaining melted chocolate and peanut butter chips over the top. (Microwave the pastry bags for 5 seconds if they have hardened.
14. Coarsely chop the mini Reese's cups. Sprinkle over the drizzled chocolate...you'll want the drizzle to be warm, but not piping hot, so it won't melt the Reese's.
15. Let the bars set for one hour before cutting.