Breakfast Energy Bars
Puffed whole grain cereal, creamy almond butter and several kinds of dried fruits, no need baking, crunchy and crispy.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
10 minCook
0 minReady
40 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups |
cereal, multi-grain
puffed |
* |
| ½ | cup |
raisins, seedless
or dried blueberries |
|
| ½ | cup |
cranberries, dried
or dried cherries |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
apricots, dried
chopped |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
maple syrup
or honey |
|
| 1 | cup |
almond butter
or you can use creamy peanut butter |
*
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | l |
cereal, multi-grain
puffed |
* |
| 118 | ml |
raisins, seedless
or dried blueberries |
|
| 118 | ml |
cranberries, dried
or dried cherries |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
apricots, dried
chopped |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 177 | ml |
maple syrup
or honey |
|
| 237 | ml |
almond butter
or you can use creamy peanut butter |
*
|
| 23 | ml |
butter
|
|
Directions
Stir together cereal, dried fruits and cinnamon in large bowl.
Put syrup, almond butter and butter in a small sauce pan, heat until butter is melted, the mixture becomes liquidy.
Then pour into cereal mixture. Stir to coat well.
Wet hands with cold water.
Press cereal mixture firmly into 13*9-inch square baking pan, wet hands if necessary to keep mixture from sticking.
Freeze 30 minutes.
Cut into 12 bars, and store in refrigerator or freezer.
