Chocolate Chex Caramel Corn Bars

** Recipe from Chex **

* 4 c. popped light butter-flavor microwave popcorn
* 4 c. Chocolate Chex cereal
* 1 c. pretzel sticks, coarsley broken
* 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
* 1/2 c. light corn syrup
* 1/3 c. butter/margarine
* 1/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Butter bottom & sides of a 13 x 9" pan. Remove & discard unpopped kernels from popcorn. In large bowl, mix popcorn, cereal & pretzels; set aside. In a micro-safe bowl, melt brown sugar, corn syrup & butter/margarine on high, or until boiling, stirring after 1 min. Heat 30 sec. longer; stir. Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated; press into pan.

In another micro-safe bowl, melt chocolate on high, 30 sec - 1 min, or until it can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over bars; let cool completely, about 30 min. Cut into bars. (*Tip - for easier cutting, spray your knife with cooking spray first!!)