Oh Henry Bars

I've had this treat since I was little, and I'm not sure why we called it Oh Henry Bars, because they aren't really like the candy bar (I haven't had the candy bar in ages, maybe it does have similar flavors, I don't remember). Other people call these scotcheroos, so whatever you call them, it's a fantastic way to make rice crispy treats.

Oh Henry Bars
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups gluten free crisp rice cereal
1 1/2 cups dairy-free chocolate chips

Directions:

Grease a 9X13 pan and set aside. Place corn syrup and sugar into large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Boil one minute. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Mix well. Add cereal. Stir until well coated. Press mixture into pan. Set aside.

Melt chocolate over a double boiler and spread evenly over the cereal mixture. Let the chocolate cool and firm up before cutting.

Caramel Chex Mix

In my Thanksgiving menu, I mentioned that I was going to make this to snack on, and of course, I did.  But when I made it, I was reminded how little I like measuring out 9 cups of cereal...in fact, I refuse to do that.  Why does Chex make recipes that don't just allow us to dump the box of Chex (which contains about 13 cups), instead of measuring it out?  So, I've posted their recipe modified, so I can use the whole box, well, both boxes actually, and use a saucepan and oven instead of the microwave.  Warning, this makes a ton, and you will eat it all! Oh, and of course, it's gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free!

Caramel Chex Mix

1 box (~13 cups) Rice Chex cereal
1 box (~13 cups) Corn Chex cereal
3 cups packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups Earth Balance soy-free margarine
3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions
1. Heat oven to 250F.  Spray a couple of large cookie sheets and/or roasting pans with cooking spray. Dump cereal into pans.
2. In a large saucepan, stir together brown sugar, margarine, and corn syrup.  Cook and stir 8-9 minutes over medium-high heat until mixture starts to boil.  Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat.  Stir in baking soda. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
4. Bake 40-50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until coating is set.
5. Spread on waxed paper to cool, about 10 minutes.  Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.