cin's snackin` bars

somewhere, AR
Updated on Jun 15, 2011

Hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. It is my own recipe (I developed it back in 2009) and my photo: by CinStraw

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method Stove Top
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Ingredients

  • SPRAY A 9X13" BAKING PAN WITH A NON-STICK SPRAY
  • 2 3/4 cups honey nut crisps (best choice) oven toasted rice & corn cereal
  • 2 3/4 cups total cinnamon crunch (lightly sweet wheat & rice squares) cereal
  • 4 ounces yogurt coated raisins (cut in half)
  • 4 ounces dried cranberry's
  • 1/2 cup dried pineapple ( ruff chopped)
  • 1/2 cup crystallized ginger (ruff chopped; i used david & buster's)
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tabelspoon unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tabelspoon brown sugar splenda (packed)
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour (i use gold medal)
  • 1/2 cup plus 3 tabelspoons light corn syrup (1/3 less calories)
  • * CHOCOLATE SQUARES; OPTIONAL (CAN SERVE WITH OR WITH OUT)

How To Make cin's snackin` bars

  • Step 1
    In a large heat-proof bowl toss cereals and dried fruits together.
  • Step 2
    In a 2-qt sauce pan melt butter over medium heat; stir in brown sugar Splenda, flour and corn syrup until all mixed. Heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Then boil 1-minute longer over medium heat, stirring constantly.
  • Step 3
    Pour over cereal mixture, tossstir with wooden spoon until mixed well (will be sticky). Pour out mixture into prepared pan; spread evenly over bottom of pan (may have to spray not-stick spray on hands and spread it out with hands).
  • Step 4
    Cool completely before cutting (approx. 30 minutes). For bars cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.....or cut into squares, size of choice.
  • Step 5
    *OPTIONAL: While cooling cut or break off 4-thick Belgian Extra Dark Chocolate Squares (70% Cocoa) plus 4-thin Belgian Milk Chocolate Squares and melt in microwave safe bowl, at 20-second intervals until melted enough to stir and then drizzle over bars. Finish cooling to set before cutting.

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