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Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups crisp brown rice cereal
- 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, cinnamon. Stir and cook until mixture just begins to bubble, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
In a large bowl, combine oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, peanuts, apricots, figs and salt.
Pour peanut butter mixture over oatmeal mixture and stir gently with a spatula until well combined. Transfer to baking dish, cover with parchment paper and press firmly into dish. Allow to cool completely (will cool faster in the refrigerator). Cut into squares or bars.
Nutrition analysis per serving: Calories: 240; Total fat: 10g; Saturated fat: 1.5g; Carbohydrate: 30g; Protein: 6g; Sodium: 70mg
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By kiki_5218137
Walker, MN
on November 18, 2011
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Yum! Substituted what was in our kitchen. Because we used dates, we should have omitted the brown sugar. Taking to our son's musical tonight for intermission treats.
By julia'schild
Laguna Beach, 43
on August 24, 2011
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WAY too much sugar/syrup in these.
By lindsaysgrant_1...
Studio City, CA
on July 12, 2011
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This is amazing. I made these over the weekend and brought one to work for my mid-morning snack. The bar and a handful of almonds totally lasted me til 1:30pm!
I did a few things different based on what I had on hand. Crushed oatmeal flakes cereal instead of brown rice cereal. Cranberries instead of figs and almonds, milled flax seed instead of wheat germ, walnuts instead of peanuts. I also baked mine for 25 mins (but I didn't pre-heat the over, I just stuck them in then turned the over on to 350. Held up great and I loved the crunchy outside and gooey inside.
Has anyone tried these using agave sweetner?
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