Salted Caramel Chocolate Rice Krispy Treats

Ooey-Gooey Goodness.    I love the mixture of chocolate caramel and salt.   You can skip the chocolate and just have the salted caramel for the topping.  Both are equally good.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOALTE RICE KRISPY TREATS
(serves 16-20)

Ingredients:
*1 cup light corn syrup
*1 cup granulated white sugar
*1 cup creamy peanut butter
*1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
*6 cups rice krispies
*1/2 cup Kraft Caramel Bits (sold by chocolate chips)
*2 teaspoons milk
*coarse sea salt for sprinkling
*2 cups milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
~Spay a 9x13 inch pan with cookie spray.
~Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
~In a  large bowl, mix chopped peanut butter cups and rice krispies.
~In a large sauce pan, combine corn syrup and sugar.
~Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until sugar dissolves and is just short of a boil.
~Remove from heat.
~Stir in vanilla and peanut butter.
~Stir until peanut butter is melted.
~Pour mixture over rice krispy mixture.
~Stir until coated.
~Press into prepared pan.
~Sprinkle chocolate chips over rice krispy bars.
~Place in oven
~Bake for 5-10 minutes or until chips become very soft.
~Remove from oven and with a knife, spread soften chips evenly over rice kripy treats.
~In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine caramels and milk.
~Microwave on high for 40-60 seconds (until caramel is almost all melted)
~Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.
~Drizzle over rice krispy treats.
~Let stand until chocolate is firm.