Banana Nut Cheerios Energy Bars

Dish type
Snack
Serves
24
Ready in
50 Minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups Banana Nut Cheerios cereal
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1/3 cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Prep Time
20 Minutes
Ready in
50 Minutes
  1. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, cranberries, almonds and sunflower nuts.
  2. In 2-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
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