| 1 1/2 | cups dried apples, finely chopped |
| 1/2 | cup chopped pecans |
| 3 | cups Whole Grain Total® cereal |
| 1/3 | cup honey |
| 1/4 | cup golden raisins |
| 1 | tablespoon packed brown sugar |
| 1/3 | cup peanut butter |
| 1/4 | cup apple butter |
| 1/2 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 | cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats |
| 1/4 | cup dry-roasted sunflower nuts |
| 1. | Line bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the apples and 1/4 cup of the pecans over bottom of pan. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and coarsely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. Set aside. |
| 2. | In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 1/2 cup of the apples, the honey, raisins and brown sugar to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Cook uncovered about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until hot and bubbly; remove from heat. |
| 3. | Stir peanut butter into cooked mixture until melted. Stir in apple butter and cinnamon. Stir in oats and sunflower nuts until well mixed. Stir in crushed cereal. |
| 4. | Press mixture very firmly (or bars will crumble) and evenly onto apples and pecans in pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup apples and 1/4 cup pecans; press lightly into bars. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Store covered in refrigerator. |
| No change. |
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| Each bar offers 1/2 serving of whole grain. |
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| The beauty of this whole-grain breakfast bar is that it can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator. |
Nutrition Information:
230 ( 80); 9g ( 1g, 0g); 0mg; 120mg; 34g ( 3g, 22g); 4g 4%; 15%; 35%; 40% 1 ; 1 1/2 ; 0 ; 1 1/2 2