Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Butter and Coconut Bars
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I customized the crunchy chocolate peanut butter bars into this recipe by adding some toasted oats, wheat germ and coconut flakes. They were super crunchy an delicious.
Ingredients
| ½ | cup |
honey
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
* |
| 1 | cup |
peanut butter
|
|
| 3 | cups |
crisp rice cereal
prefer whole grain or brown rice |
|
| ½ | cup |
rolled oats
toasted in 350 F oven for 12 minutes |
|
| ¼ | cup |
bran
toasted, or wheat germ |
|
| ¼ | cup |
ground flax seed
|
* |
| 1 | cup |
coconut, shredded, unsweetened (desiccated)
if using sweetened, omit the sugar |
* |
| 1 | tablespoon |
instant coffee
powder |
|
| 1 | cup |
chocolate chips
semi sweet |
* |
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
Directions
In a 2 quart saucepan, mix together honey and brown sugar.
Cook under medium-high heat and stir until mixture comes to a full boil.
Stir in peanut butter until well blended. Remove from heat.
Stir in cereal, oats, wheat bran or germ, ground flax seed, coconut flakes, instant coffee powder, chocolate chips and vanilla.
Mix until well combined.
Transfer mixture into an 9x9x2 inch pan lined with parchment paper or wax paper.
Press firmly and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Cut into bars and enjoy.
The bars can be kept in an air-tight container in the frige for up to a few weeks or in the freezer for up to months.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 26g (0.9 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 11345% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g
9%
Saturated Fat 1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 83mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
5g
5%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars g
Protein
7g
Vitamin A 1%
•
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1%
•
Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
