cin's snackin` bars
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
prep time
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
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
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Step 1In a large heat-proof bowl toss cereals and dried fruits together.
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Step 2In 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.
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Step 3Pour 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).
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Step 4Cool completely before cutting (approx. 30 minutes). For bars cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.....or cut into squares, size of choice.
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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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Category:
Chocolate
Category:
Other Desserts
Category:
Other Snacks
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#crystallized ginger
Keyword:
#dried fruits
Keyword:
#ceareal's
Keyword:
#coated-raisins
Keyword:
#br-sugar-Splenda
Ingredient:
Fruit
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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