Crunchy Trail Mix Bars
Nuts about Nuts
Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from nuts may help lower blood cholesterol. But fats are high in calories so keep portions small.
Special Touch
If you plan to take these to a gathering, cut them into bars and place on a plate hiding in your cupboard that you want to recycle. You won't need to carry the plate home when you ask your host to "pass it on."
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MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal combines with trail mix for a super on-the-go grabber in 30 minutes. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:36 bars
4 cups MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal
3 cups trail mix (seeds, nuts and dried fruits)
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1.Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal and trail mix; set aside.
2.In 2-quart saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, flour and corn syrup. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3.Pour mixture evenly over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press mixture in pan. Cool 10 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.
Nutritional Information
1 Bar: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 70mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 12g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 2%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nuts about Nuts
Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from nuts may help lower blood cholesterol. But fats are high in calories so keep portions small.
Special Touch
If you plan to take these to a gathering, cut them into bars and place on a plate hiding in your cupboard that you want to recycle. You won't need to carry the plate home when you ask your host to "pass it on."
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MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal combines with trail mix for a super on-the-go grabber in 30 minutes. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:36 bars
4 cups MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal
3 cups trail mix (seeds, nuts and dried fruits)
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1.Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal and trail mix; set aside.
2.In 2-quart saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, flour and corn syrup. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3.Pour mixture evenly over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press mixture in pan. Cool 10 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.
Nutritional Information
1 Bar: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 70mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 12g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 2%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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