Healthy Crispy Treats

Submitted by Abi Fae

"These are the granola version of Rice Crispy Treats. I found this version in King Sooper's Optimum Wellness newsletter and, of course, tweaked it to fit what I had in the house. They turned out quite well! I used Kashi Seven Grain cereal and all the dried fruit and nuts I could find in my kitchen (pine nuts, sunflower seeds, currants, dried blueberries), plus organic peanut butter since I forgot to get almond butter. I also threw in some coconut I had sitting around..."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 15 bars
• Serves: 15

ingredients

• 7 cups puffed wheat cereal
• 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
• 3⁄4 cup raisins or 3/4 cup dried blueberries
• 3⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup brown rice syrup
• 3⁄4 cup almond butter
• 2 tablespoons butter

directions

1. Mix the cereal, fruit, nuts or seeds, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
2. Put rice syrup (honey will work too), almond butter (or any other nut butter), and butter in a saucepan and slowly heat up until everything is melted together smoothly.
3. Alternately, you can place the rice syrup and butters in a microwave safe bowl and melt them in the microwave.
4. Pour the syrup over the cereal mixture and mix well.
5. Wet hands with water and press the cereal into a pan (the recipe called for a 9x9 pan, but I'd added so many goodies that I used a 9x12 and it was FULL).
6. Let cool. Cut into 15 bars. Store in refridgerator.