Enjoy these energy bars made with Oatmeal Crisp® Raisin cereal, apricots and almonds – a delicious dessert.
Apricot-Almond Energy Bars
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 3 cups Oatmeal Crisp® Raisin cereal
- 2/3 cup finely diced dried apricots
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted*
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Step1Line bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, apricots and almonds; set aside
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Step2In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat butter, corn syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal mixture until coated.
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Step3Spread cereal mixture in pan. Using sheet of waxed paper, press mixture firmly in pan. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step4For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered at room temperature up to 1 week.
Nutrition
140
Calories
3g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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;Carbohydrate Choice
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