What do you do when stuck in the house all day with a preschooler? Make something YUMMY to eat! Many of you probably had these chewy treats in your elementary or middle school cafeteria; peanut butter cereal bars! I know I love 'em! I think our "lunch ladies" made them with Kix cereal, but Cheerios are what we had in the pantry. I combined a few recipes I found Online, and the following seems to be the most popular combination of ingredients. Of course, you could add anything to them; chocolate chips, peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, dried fruit, etc.  

Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars

1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups Cheerios (or any kind of cereal)

Heat corn syrup and sugar in a pan on medium heat until sugar melts and mixture starts to bubble (boil).  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until melted.  Add cereal and stir until well combined. Pour into a buttered baking dish. When cool, cut into pieces and store in an airtight container.

See, easy peasy! You can also melt chocolate chips and "frost" the top of the cereal mixture before cutting into bars - oh yeah!