Energy Bars

    Servings: approx. 10 bars/ Units per bar=3


    Ingredients

      Nonstick vegetable spray
      3 C puffed wheat cereal
      1/2 C chopped nuts (walnuts or other)
      1/2 C chopped pitted dates or raisins
      1/4 C chopped dried cherries
      1/3 C creamy peanut butter
      1/4 C honey
      1/4 C light corn syrup


    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Mix cereal, walnuts, dates, cherries in medium bowl.

    Combine peanut butter, honey and corn syrup in small saucepan and bring to boil. Stir constantly until mixture thickens slightly, about 1 minute.

    Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture in bowl, and stir until blended. Pour into baking pan.

    Bake 10 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Store in air tight container at room temperature.

    Nutrition Facts per bar: 180 Calories | 4 gr. Protein | 8 gr. fat