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Fruit and Nut Snack Bars

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 7, 2010
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Crunchy, nutty, and sweet, these bars have a peanut butter and brown sugar syrup keeping dried fruit, cereal, and more together.

Fruit and Nut Snack Bars

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Snack Mix

  • 4 cups Cheerios™ Cereal
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup salted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Syrup

  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Grease 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all snack mix ingredients; mix well. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium saucepan, combine all syrup ingredients except vanilla. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
  • Step 
    3
    Pour syrup over snack mix; toss to coat. Press mixture firmly in greased pan. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars. Store in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

105 Calories
4g Total Fat
2g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
105
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
9g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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