Cranberry Nut Energy Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 2 1/2 cups rice krispies
• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup other dried fruit
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) bag marshmallows

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 toast oatmeal on large baking sheet 13 x 9 pan or 15 x 10 jellyroll pan for 10 minutes.
• 3 add raisins and rice krispies and toast another 5 minutes.
• 4 add peanuts and dried fruit and set aside.
• 5 in a large pan, melt butter, peanut butter and marshmallows over low heat.
• 6 when smooth and combined, add oatmeal mixture.
• 7 stir to coat.
• 8 press firmly into 9x13 pan.
• 9 cool and cut into 20 bars.
• 10 note: i use a large dutch oven type pot to make mixing easier.
• 11 you can also reduce or eliminate butter if you want to lower the fat.