Fruit and Nut Snack Bars
Recipe from Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... We raised the bar on snacks with these sweet treats--great for lunch boxes, on-the-road nibbles and wrapped in a tin box as a gift!


Fruit and Nut Snack Bars

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Servings: 36 bars
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Related Categories: Dessert Bars, No Bake Cookies
 
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Ingredients
Snack Mix
  • 4   cups
    Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal
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  • 1   cup
    dried tropical three-fruit mix (from 7-oz bag)
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  • 1/2   cup
    sunflower nuts
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  • 1/2   cup
    dry-roasted peanuts
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Syrup
  • 3/4   cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1/2   cup
    corn syrup
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  • 1/4   cup
    peanut butter
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  • 1   teaspoon
    vanilla
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Directions
1.
Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix snack mix ingredients; set aside.
2.
In 2-quart saucepan, mix all syrup ingredients except vanilla. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
3.
Pour syrup over snack mix, stirring until evenly coated. Press mixture firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

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Nutrition information
Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 60mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 10g); Protein 2g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6%. Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 0 Medium-Fat Meat; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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