No-Bake Apple Bars
Recipe from Betty Crocker

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

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Servings: 12 bars
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Related Categories: Cookies, Dessert Bars, No Bake
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2   cups
    dried apples, finely chopped
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  • 1/2   cup
    chopped pecans
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  • 3   cups
    Whole Grain Total® cereal
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  • 1/3   cup
    honey
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  • 1/4   cup
    golden raisins
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  • 1   tablespoon
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1/3   cup
    peanut butter
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  • 1/4   cup
    apple butter
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  • 1/2   teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 1/2   cup
    old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
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  • 1/4   cup
    dry-roasted sunflower nuts
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Directions
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.
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.
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.
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.

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Nutrition information
Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 120mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 22g); Protein 4g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 35%; Iron 40%. Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 0 Medium-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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