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Wake-Up Espresso Cereal Bars

In only 20 minutes, you can put together a pan of crunchy no-bake bars.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 20 min
Servings 12

Ingredients

1/2: cup corn syrup

1/3: cup packed brown sugar

2: teaspoons instant espresso coffee granules or instant coffee granules

2: teaspoons boiling water

1/2: cup creamy peanut butter

2: cups Basic 4® cereal

1: cup broken pretzel sticks

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Directions

1 Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan.
2 In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup and brown sugar to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. In small bowl, stir coffee granules into boiling water until dissolved; stir into corn syrup mixture along with peanut butter until smooth. Add cereal and pretzels, stirring until evenly coated.
3 Press evenly in pan. Let stand about 2 hours or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Store covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Try adding 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped dried cherries or chopped dried apricots to these bars.

You can increase or decrease the amount of coffee in these bars based on your personal preference.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 50),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 160mg; 160%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 15g 15% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 Choices:

2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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