FRUIT AND NUT SNACK BARS

Fruit and Nut Snack Bars image

Crunchy, nutty, and sweet, these bars have a peanut butter and brown sugar syrup keeping dried fruit, cereal, and more together.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 cups Cheerios™ Cereal
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup salted peanuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Grease 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all snack mix ingredients; mix well. Set aside.
In medium saucepan, combine all syrup ingredients except vanilla. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
Pour syrup over snack mix; toss to coat. Press mixture firmly in greased pan. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 9 g