Party In Your Mouth Bars (Chocolate, Caramel, Peanut Butter and Pretzels)

I love a good party.  Especially in bar form.  These Party In Your Mouth Bars take all the good things out there and put them into a single bar.  Chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, and pretzel.  The kids thought I was super way weird throwing pretzels in the mix, but love the bars.  Loved them so much that I had to make 2 batches.  In just 2 days.  They devoured the first batch before I could get out my camera!

3/4 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cup pretzels, broken into pieces, divided
2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup caramel bits
3/4 cup M&Ms, divided
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Combine corn syrup and sugar in a large pan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture come to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.  Stir in peanut butter until completely melted.  Add 1 cup pretzel pieces, crispy rice cereal and caramel bits; mix until evenly coated, then stir in 1/2 cup M&Ms.  Pour into a greased 7x11-inch baking dish and press lightly to even out.  Let cool completely.  Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over bars.  Sprinkle with remaining pretzel pieces and M&Ms.

Recipe from The Royal Cook - an original!

Linked on The Weekend re-Treat, Pinworthy Projects and Feed Me Friday.