Apple-Honey Cereal Bars

Ingredients

  • Prep Time:20 min
  • Start to Finish:1 hr 20 min
  • Makes:16 bars
  • 3 cups Fiber One® Honey Clusters® cereal
  • 1/4 cup roasted sunflower nuts
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup or honey
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup dried apple slices, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter

Preparation

Step 1

Stir up a no-bake bar that's rich in high-fiber cereal and apples.

1.Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan, or spray with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and slightly crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or slightly crush in food processor).
2.In large bowl, mix cereal and sunflower nuts; set aside.
3.In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar, apples and cinnamon just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently until evenly coated.
4.Press mixture evenly into pan with back of wooden spoon. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.



NUTRITION INFO:
1 Serving: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 110mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 13g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.