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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 6, 2014
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Mix up cereal, fruit, nuts and more goodies on your stove-top. No baking is needed for these easy on-the-go bars.

No-Bake Apple Bars

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dried apples, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 cups Whole Grain Total® cereal
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup apple butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
  • 1/4 cup dry-roasted sunflower nuts

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Line bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the apples and 1/4 cup of the pecans over bottom of pan. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and coarsely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 1/2 cup of the apples, the honey, raisins and brown sugar to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Cook uncovered about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until hot and bubbly; remove from heat.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir peanut butter into cooked mixture until melted. Stir in apple butter and cinnamon. Stir in oats and sunflower nuts until well mixed. Stir in crushed cereal.
  • Step 
    4
    Press mixture very firmly (or bars will crumble) and evenly onto apples and pecans in pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup apples and 1/4 cup pecans; press lightly into bars. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

230 Calories
9g Total Fat
4g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
15%
Sugars
22g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
35%
35%
Iron
40%
40%
Exchanges:
1 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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