Ooey Gooey Chewies

Ingredients

Margarine or butter
10-ounce package large marshmallows
1/4 cup margarine or butter
4 cups granola with raisins
1-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds or chopped peanuts

Utensils:

13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan
Large saucepan or large microwave-safe bowl
Waxed paper (if using microwave)
Measuring cups
Wooden spoon
Knife
Hot pads

Directions

1. Grease the pan with some margarine or butter. Save until Step 4.

2. Put marshmallows and the 1/4 cup margarine or butter in the saucepan. Put saucepan on a burner. Turn burner to medium-low heat. Cook until marshmallows are melted, stirring all the time with the wooden spoon. Turn off burner. Remove saucepan from burner.

3. Stir in granola with raisins, crisp rice cereal, and sunflower seeds or peanuts.

4. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking pan. Press with buttered hands to make it even. Let mixture cool. Cut into bars with the knife.

Microwave Directions:

Put the marshmallows and margarine in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows are smooth, stopping the microwave and stirring after 30 seconds and again after 1 minute. Using hot pads, remove bowl from microwave. Stir in granola with raisins, rice cereal, and sunflower seeds or peanuts with a wooden spoon. Continue as directed in Step 4.