Fruit and Nut Snack Bars

 

4

cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal

1

cup dried tropical three-fruit mix (from 7-oz bag)

1/2

cup sunflower nuts

1/2

cup dry-roasted peanuts

3/4

cup packed brown sugar

1/2

cup corn syrup

1/4

cup peanut butter

1

teaspoon vanilla

• 1 Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix snack mix ingredients; set aside.
• 2 In 2-quart saucepan, mix all syrup ingredients except vanilla. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 3 Pour syrup over snack mix, stirring until evenly coated. Press mixture firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.