Mars Bar Squares
A rich and chewy square made with crisped rice cereal and chopped Mars Bar candy, and topped with a chocolate coating. A decadent take on a classic Rice Krispies treat!
Servings: 32 squares
Equipment
- Small pot
- 8" x 8" baking dish
- Small mixing bowl
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 5 Mars Bars Unwrapped, chopped. See notes.
- 1/2 cup butter
Chocolate layer
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add cereal. Set aside.
- Grease an 8" x 8" baking dish and set aside.
- In a small pot over medium heat, melt butter and chopped Mars Bars. Stir until completely melted and smooth, then remove from heat.
- Immediately mix melted Mars Bars mixture with cereal, stirring until all the cereal is coated.
- Pour into prepared baking dish, and press mixture down with a spatula or large spoon to make an even layer. Refrigerate while you make the chocolate layer.
- In a small bowl, add chocolate chips and butter. Use a microwave to melt, 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until melted and smooth.
- Pour melted chocolate mixture over Mars Bars squares. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, then cut into 32 squares.
Notes
Note: I have made these squares for years, but this year I noticed the Mars Bars were significantly smaller than previous years. The weight of the bars for this recipe was 52g each. For this reason, I increased the number of bars to 5.
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