Chewy Fruit & Nut Bars

Name: Chewy Fruit & Nut Bars
Ingredients: whole almonds, 1 cup (4 oz/125 g); puffed brown rice cereal, 1½ cups (6 oz/185 g); unsalted butter, 1 tsp plus 2 Tbsp; salt, ¼ tsp; unsalted creamy almond butter, ¼ cup (2½ oz/75 g); light brown sugar, 2 Tbsp firmly packed; dried apricots, ½ cup (3 oz/90 g) chopped; brown rice syrup, ½ cup (5 oz/155 g); whole cashews, ½ cup (3 oz/90 g); dried cranberries, 1 cup (4 oz/125 g)

Preparation info

Makes
20
Bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

About

These homemade bars make great snacks or lunch-box treats. You can assemble them in minutes and walk away while they set in the refrigerator; no baking required! Use this recipe as a template for variations using any of your favorite dried fruits and nuts.

Ingredients

unsalted butter, 1 tsp plus 2 Tbsp
puffed brown rice cereal, 1½

Snack
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Line an 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an inch or so of overhang on 2 opposite edges to use later as a handle. Grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter.