Oatmeal Squares Snacker-Jax

Love Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal but wondering how you can add a little more into your day? That’s easy. Just whip up a big bowl of these Snacker-Jax. Oatmeal Squares and peanuts baked into a large brittle sheet you crunch up into bite-sized morsels of happiness. It’s the perfect 3:00 o’clock snack that helps bring the smiles back into your day.

Ingredients

One 16-ounce box Quaker^® Oatmeal Squares^TM Cereal
(regular or cinnamon flavour)
1-1/2 cups roasted Spanish peanuts
8 tablespoons (1 stick) margarine or butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

How to make it

Heat oven to 250°F.
Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper.
In 13 x 9-inch baking pan, combine oatmeal cereal squares and peanuts.
In small saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, molasses and salt.
Bring to a boil. Stir well. Boil 2 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat.
Add vanilla and baking soda; mix well. Immediately pour over cereal mixture; stir with wooden spoon to evenly coat all pieces with syrup mixture.
Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Transfer to prepared cookie sheets, spreading mixture into even layer.
Cool completely. Break into bite-size pieces. Store tightly covered at room temperature.