Quick And Easy Granola Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. crisp rice cereal
2 c. quick cooking oat
1/2 c. raisins, optional
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. milk chocolate morsels

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; set aside. Bring brown sugar and syrup to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until blended.
Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until coated; let stand 10 minutes.
Stir in chocolate morsels.
Press mixture into 13 X 9 inch pan; cool in pan on a wire rack.
Cut into bars.