No baking's needed with this quick stove-top prep for a bar packed with whole grain and fruit goodness.
Prep Time:
20 Min
Start to Finish:
50 Min
Makes:
24 bars
INGREDIENTS
4 cups Total® Whole Grain cereal
1 cup diced dried mixed fruit or dried fruit and raisin mixture (from 7- or 8-oz bag)
1/2 cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts
1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
DIRECTIONS
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Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, dried fruit, sunflower nuts and peanuts.
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In 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
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Pour syrup over snack mix; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
Recipe Provides: Meat & Beans 1oz-equivalents
| NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING |
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| Serving Size: | 1 Bar |
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| Calories | 150 | Calories from Fat | 40 |
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| | | % Daily Value | |
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| Total Fat | 4 1/2g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat | 1/2g | 3% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 24g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 7% |
| Sugars | 15g | 0% |
| Protein | 2g | 0% |
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| % Daily Value |
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| Vitamin A | 2% | Vitamin C | 0% | | Calcium | 15% | Iron | 15% |
| | Exchanges: | 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat; |
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| | Carbohydrate Choices: | 1 1/2 |
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| *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |