These fun and delicious cereal bars play up differences through the magic of colored sugars and an imagination.
Two-Sided Cereal Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 bag (10 oz) miniature marshmallows
- 5 cups Cheerios™ cereal
- 1 tablespoon red decorating sugar
- 1 tablespoon blue decorating sugar
Instructions
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Step1Spray bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. Spray large microwavable bowl with cooking spray; add butter and marshmallows. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture is stirred smooth.
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Step2Immediately stir in cereal until evenly coated. Pour cereal mixture into pan. With buttered back of spoon or buttered hands, firmly press mixture in pan until even.
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Step3Cover half with piece of waxed paper; sprinkle uncovered side with red sugar, and press lightly onto cereal bar. Remove waxed paper, and cover red side; sprinkle uncovered side with blue sugar, and press lightly on cereal bar. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Cut into 6 rows by 2 rows. Store bars covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
160
Calories
4g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 100mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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