BANANA NUT CHEERIOS™ ENERGY BARS

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

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Snack

Time 50m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 cups Banana Nut Cheerios™ cereal
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/3 cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, cranberries, almonds and sunflower nuts.
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.
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 Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g