Special K Copycat Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Mix sugar and syrup together in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Immediately remove from heat.
• Add peanut butter & vanilla and mix well.
• Stir in Spec. K gradually.
• Put in greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Melt chips together in microwave.
• Spread over the mixture.
• Chill 20 minutes to set the chocolate mix.
• Cut into bars and enjoy!
• Store at room temperature in a tightly sealed container.

Steps:

• 1. Combine toasted almonds, peanuts, rice cereal and flaxseed in a large bowl and set aside.
• 2. Combine honey, brown rice syrup, ¼ teaspoon salt and vanilla in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches 260°F on a candy thermometer (hard ball stage).
• 3. Immediately pour this syrup over combined nuts and stir until evenly coated.
• 4.Quickly transfer mixture to a greased 9"x13" baking sheet and spread evenly.
• 5. Sprinkle with remaining sea salt.
• 6. Cool for twenty minutes.
• 7. Cut into twenty bars.
• 8. Combine chocolate and oil and microwave until melted (approx. 1 minute).
• 9. Use fork to drizzle chocolate over bars.
• 10. Let cool until chocolate hardens.
• 11. Wrap bars individually in parchment paper and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
• Try adding dried fruit or different nut varieties to these recipes to mimic your favorite KIND Bar flavors or get creative and come up with your own combinations!

Steps:

• Combine corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter in a large pot until mixture is a liquid. Add Special K to the pot. Coat Special K in the pot until everything looks evenly coated. Remove from heat and place in a greased 9x13 pan. Level bars. In a microwavable bowl add chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Microwave for a minute and a half. Take out and stir. Keep microwaving until chocolate is smooth. Pour over bars and spread chocolate to desired thickness. Refrigerate until chocolate is hard or set out overnight.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar and Karo syrup; microwave on high for 3-4 minutes, or until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove after sugar is dissolved. Do not boil. This is important. Bars will be hard as concrete if mixture continues to boil.
• Remove bowl from microwave; add crunchy peanut butter to the sugar mixture and stir until smooth. Stir in the Special K cereal and mix well.
• Pat the mixture firmly into a lightly buttered 13X9 inch pan. Using a lightly buttered or greased piece of waxed paper works great for patting down the mixture.(To make thicker bars -- use a 9x9 pan).
• In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate and butterscotch chips and microwave for about 3-4 minutes until melted; stirring once or twice during melting.
• Spread over top of cereal mixture. Refrigerate just long enough to set the chips.
• Remove, and cut into bars.

Steps:

• Measure corn syrup and brown sugar into large saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in peanut butter.
• Add cereal and raisins.
• Stir until well coated.
• With back of spoon, press mixture evenly and firmly into 13X9 pan coated with cooking spray.
• Let stand until cool.
• Cut into bars.

Steps:

• melt together corn syrup and sugar.
• turn off heat and add P-nut butter.
• stir in cereal.
• dump in lightly greased 9x13 in.
• pan, pressing lightly with buttered fingers or wax paper.
• melt together chocolate chips, buttterscotch chips,and butter in microwave until completely melted.
• Spread over bars and allow to cool.