Cereal Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios(R))
3 cups corn flake cereal
1 cup peanuts
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Combine oat cereal, corn flake cereal, and peanuts together in a large bowl.
Mix brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture; stir to coat. Press coated cereal mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour. Cut into squares.