Cereal-Peanut Butter Bars

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup or honey
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 6 cups Whole Grain Total® cereal
  • 1/2 cup salted peanuts, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Butter bottom and sides of 9- or 8-inch square pan.
  • 2
    In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup and sugar just to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  • 3
    Stir in peanut butter. Gently stir in cereal and peanuts until evenly coated. Press firmly in pan. Let stand at least 1 hour until firm. For bars, cut into 3 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered.

  • If you don't have creamy peanut butter or salted peanuts on hand, you can replace both with 1 cup crunchy peanut butter in this easy-to-take-with-you breakfast bar.
  • Whole Grain Serving: 1/2

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Square
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
180mg
8%
Potassium
130mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
2g
11%
Sugars
18g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
35%
35%
Calcium
70%
70%
Iron
70%
70%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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