Cereal Bars

This is a great recipe if you are looking for something healthy and sweet. Remember to cook the brown sugar and honey before adding the peanut butter or your bars with be gritty due to not giving the brown sugar time to dissolve.


Cereal Bars
1 Cup Honey
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 teas. vanilla 6 cups cereal (Kashi Heart to Heart, Bran Flakes, Multi Grain Flakes)
¾ cup craisins or any dried fruit
¾ cup raw whole almonds or other nuts
¼ cup soy nuts
2 Tablespoons ground flaxseeds

Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl, set aside. Bring honey and brown sugar to a boil in a large sauce pan. Add peanut butter and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and stir until coated. Spread into an 11x15 cookie sheet sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Cover with wax paper use another 11x15 cookie sheet to press down firmly, remover wax paper immediately. Cool to the touch. Cut into bars. I cut them in thirds the length of the pan and, make each bar about 1-1 ½ inch wide. Wrap individually in snack bags or store in plastic container with wax paper or plastic wrap between layers. Store bars in the refrigerator.