Name: 'Not Nanaimo Bar' Squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Peanut butter - ½ cup; Brown sugar - ½ cup; Corn syrup - ½ cup; Cornflakes cereal - 2 cups; Crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®) - 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Custard powder - 2 tablespoons; Margarine, melted - ½ cup; Warm water, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Semisweet chocolate, chopped - 4 (1 ounce) squares; Margarine - 2 tablespoons

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - 'Not Nanaimo Bar' Squares

1. Peanut butter - ½ cup

2. Brown sugar - ½ cup

3. Corn syrup - ½ cup

4. Cornflakes cereal - 2 cups

5. Crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®) - 1 cup

6. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

7. Custard powder - 2 tablespoons

8. Margarine, melted - ½ cup

9. Warm water, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

10. Semisweet chocolate, chopped - 4 (1 ounce) squares

11. Margarine - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - 'Not Nanaimo Bar' Squares

1. Stage

Grease an 8x8-inch square pan.

2. Stage

Cook and stir peanut butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup together in a large pot over medium heat just until warm and well blended, about 3 minutes; remove from heat. Stir cornflakes cereal and crispy rice cereal into peanut butter mixture; press cereal mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Stage

Whisk confectioners' sugar and custard powder together in a bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup melted margarine gradually into custard mixture. Stir warm water into custard mixture to moisten to a spreadable consistency; spread evenly over cereal mixture.

4. Stage

Melt chocolate with remaining 2 tablespoons margarine in a microwave-safe bowl, about 1 minute. Pour chocolate mixture over custard layer. Refrigerate cookies until chocolate is hardened, about 30 minutes; cut into 1-inch squares.