Banana Nut Cheerios Energy Bars

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups banana nut cheerios
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/3 cup sunflower seeds, roasted unsalted (recipe calls for sunflower nuts but ingredient not recognized by zaar)
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. in large bowl, mix cereal, cranberries, almonds and sunflower nuts.
• 2 in 2-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. boil and stir 1 minute. remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 3 pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture; toss to coat. press firmly in pan. cool completely, about 30 minutes. for bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.