BIRD SEED SQUARES

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Bird Seed Squares image

This is an easy, healthy, but yummy, no-bake snack that disappears quickly whenever I take it along. You can easily substitute other ingredients for the cereal part such as ground or chopped nuts, flax seeds, etc. If you don't have enough of one thing, just add more of another.

Provided by LIFESDISASTER

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Bar Cookie Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 10

¾ cup peanut butter
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups crisp rice cereal
1 ½ cups rolled oats
1 cup coconut
¾ cup sesame seeds
¾ cup sunflower seeds

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cocoa powder, rice cereal, oats, coconut, and sesame seeds. Set aside.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the peanut butter, brown sugar, honey, and vanilla. Cook and stir until melted and loose. Pour over the cereal mixture, and stir to coat evenly. Press lightly into a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish. Cool for about 1 hour to firm, then cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Carbohydrate 40.7 g, Fat 15 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 95.7 mg, Sugar 26.7 g

There are no comments yet!