Cheerios Energy Bars

Name: Cheerios Energy Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 4 cups (1 L) Honey Nut Cheerios* cereal; 1 cup (250 mL) sweetened dried cranberries; 1/3 cup (75 mL) slivered almonds, toasted*; 1/3 cup (75 mL) roasted unsalted sunflower nuts; 1/2 cup (125 mL) light corn syrup; 1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup (50 mL) creamy peanut butter; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

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Prep 20 min
Total 50 min
Servings 24

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Cheerios* cereal and peanut butter stir up into an easy no-bake snack bar.

Created Jul 9, 2010

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Ingredients

4 cups (1 L) Honey Nut Cheerios* cereal
1 cup (250 mL) sweetened dried cranberries
1/3 cup (75 mL) slivered almonds, toasted*
1/3 cup (75 mL) roasted unsalted sunflower nuts
1/2 cup (125 mL) light corn syrup
1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) creamy peanut butter
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Steps

1

Spray 9-inch square pan with nonstick 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.

Nutrition Information

110 Calories, 3 1/2g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 18g Total Carbs, 11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24 bars

Calories: 110

Total Fat: 3 1/2g

Saturated Fat: 0g

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 55mg

Total Carbs: 18g

Dietary Fiber: 1g

Sugars: 11g

Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.