Name: Peanut Energy Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16 Bars, 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup peanuts, dry roasted and salted; 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, roasted (or any other kind of nut); 2 cups raisins, chopped (or any other kind of dried fruit); 2 cups rolled oats or 2 cups instant oats; 2 cups toasted rice cereal; 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (optional); 1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup honey; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup peanuts, dry roasted and salted
¹⁄₂ cup sunflower seeds, roasted (or any other kind of nut)
2 cups raisins, chopped (or any other kind of dried fruit)
2 cups rolled oats or 2 cups instant oats
2 cups toasted rice cereal
¹⁄₄ cup toasted wheat germ (optional)
¹⁄₂ cup natural-style peanut butter
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₂ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

Coat a 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
Combine peanuts, sunflower seeds (or other nuts), raisins (or other dried fruit), oats, rice cereal and wheat germ or flax seed meal (if using) in a large bowl.
Combine peanut butter, brown sugar and honey in a large microwaveable bowl and microwave on high or boil on stove top until bubbling (1 to 2 minutes).
Add vanilla and stir until blended.
Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until covered.
Transfer mixture to the prepared pan. Press down firmly (It helps to coat your fingers with cooking spray). Let stand for about 1 hour to harden.
Cut into bars.

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review by HeatherJElf

11/24/2010

I have made this several* times now, and make substitutions with on hand items (nuts, flax, pumpkin seeds, dried fruits & berries, etc.). Very easy to go organic or 'raw' with this recipe (I used puffed millet instead of 'rice' cereal). I added a few Tablespoons of molasses to give it more 'glue.' I always keep it in 'granola' form & take a cupful to eat on my way to work. A great healthy, flexible recipe.

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review by noway

3/7/2010

5 stars for the flavor of these, I agree that they are wonderful! I'm giving it 4 stars because I had the same problem that the first reviewer did with them not holding together very well. I made a full recipe and used 1/2 c of honey, I will try 3/4 c honey next time as Sara 76 recommends. Thanks for sharing!

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review by Sara 76

10/5/2008

These are fantastic! I love them, as do the kids! they are quick and easy to make, full of good stuff, and so tasty! I used 3/4C honey, based on the previous review, and they turned out perfect. I used a large drinking glass as a rolling pin, to press the mixture down firmly, and and I popped it in the fridge for an hour before I cut it. Thankyou for sharing such a fabulous recipe! [Made for Fall 08 PAC]

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photo by Sara 76

10/5/2008

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review by AuntMare

9/13/2008

The taste of these were heavenly! It was hard to stop eating it. However, they didn't stay together very well, too crumbly. I did, however, half the recipe because it made too much for so maybe the wet/dry ratio doesn't work halving. What I did was just crumble it all up and use it like granola. I'm going to keep tinkering with this to get it to hold together better because they were delicious!!

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