Favorite Flavors - Chocolate & Peanut Butter

It's been a month of pumpkin tasting, and I have lots of recipes to post and will try to get to those soon. But yesterday was a day to take a break from pumpkin flavors and stir up a recipe for a no-bake cookie bar that combines two favorite flavors - chocolate and peanut butter. That it also contains our favorite cereal is a bonus.

Honey Nut Cheerios Peanut Bars

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup light kart syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups honey nut cheerios
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional but very good!)

Directions:
Butter (or spray with non-stick coating) a 9x13 dish and set aside.
In a large pan melt sugar and kart syrup over medium heat until it barely comes to a boil Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Add cheerios, 2 cups at a time and stir until fully coated.
Press cheerios into the 9x13 pan.
Optional: melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips in the microwave for 1 minute and drizzle chocolate (or smear, mine didn't 'drizzle' well) over top of the bars.
Store in an air-tight container for 3 -5 days - if they last that long!