Banana Nut Cheerios™ Energy Bars

13 Ratings

3 Comments

Prep 20 min
Total 50 min
Servings 24

Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal and peanut butter stir up into an easy no-bake snack bar. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated May 29, 2015

Ingredients

cups Banana Nut Cheerios™ cereal

cup sweetened dried cranberries

1/3

cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/3

cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts

1/2

cup light corn syrup

1/4

cup packed brown sugar

1/4

cup creamy peanut butter

teaspoon vanilla

Steps

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1

Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, cranberries, almonds and sunflower nuts.
2

In 2-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar 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 mixture over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Expert Tips

To toast almonds, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until almonds begin to brown, then stirring constantly until almonds are light brown.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 110
Calories from Fat: 30

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3 1/2g; 5%
Saturated Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 55mg; 2%
Potassium: 65mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 18g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Sugars 11g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 2%; 2%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 1/2 Fat;