| 4 | cups Total® Cranberry Crunch cereal |
| 1 | cup diced dried mixed fruit or dried fruit and raisin mixture (from 7- or 8-oz bag) |
| 1/2 | cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts |
| 1/2 | cup dry-roasted peanuts |
| 3/4 | cup packed brown sugar |
| 1/2 | cup corn syrup |
| 1/4 | cup creamy peanut butter |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla |
| 1. | Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, dried fruit, sunflower nuts and peanuts. |
| 2. | In 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. |
| 3. | Pour syrup over snack mix; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. |
| No change. |
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| Get creative and replace the dried fruit and nuts with different flavors. Try dried cranberries with pistachios or dried apricots with almonds. |
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| Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from nuts and seeds may help lower blood cholesterol. But fats are high in calories, so keep portions small. |
Nutrition Information:
150 ( 40); 4 1/2g ( 1/2g, 0g); 0mg; 75mg; 24g ( 1g, 15g); 2g 2%; 0%; 15%; 15% 1/2 ; 1 ; 0 ; 1 1 1/2