Sweet and Salty Trail Mix Bars

By KimberlyB

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c salted pretzel twists, broken into small pieces
• 2 c old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 c raisins or dried cranberries
• 1 c toasted sunflower seeds
• 4 TBS butter
• 3/4 c peanut butter, preferably natural
• 1/2 c dark brown sugar
• 1/2 c honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 c flour
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350'; butter a 7x11' baking dish. In a large bowl, combine pretzels, oats, raisins and sunflower seeds.

2. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add peanut butter, sugar, honey, vanilla, flour and salt; stir until smooth.

3. Pour butter mixture into pretzel mixture and stir quickly to thoroughly coat. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan and use your fingers to press in firmly and evenly. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool completly in pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.