Super-Friendly Trail Mix Cereal Bars (Easy, Sweet, Crispy, Chewy!)
Super-Friendly Trail Mix Cereal Bars (Easy, Sweet, Crispy, Chewy!) is a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 271 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 16 and costs $1.44 per serving. 176 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of cereal, palm oil, fruit cake mix, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. It is brought to you by Go Dairy Free. With a spoonacular score of 40%, this dish is pretty good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Easy Trail Mix Cereal Bars, Chewy Trail Mix Bars, and chewy trail mix protein granola bars.
Servings: 16
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
2½ cups Enjoy Life Cereal Crunchy Cereal (I use Flax with Chia)
½ cup Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet or Dark Chocolate Chips (I used the Mini Morsels)
1 6-ounce package (about 11/3 cups) Enjoy Life Not Nuts! Seed & Fruit Mix (I use Mountain Mambo)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup honey (can sub maple syrup, agave nectar or brown rice syrup)
½ teaspoon coconut oil or palm oil / shortening
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ cup unsweetened, lightly salted sunflower seed butter*
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Equipment:
baking paper
bowl
frying pan
candy thermometer
sauce pan
whisk
cutting board
microwave
Cooking instruction summary:
Place the cereal in a large bowl and grease or line a 7x11-inch (or similar size) pan with parchment paper.Pour the honey into a very dry small saucepan over medium heat. Bring it to a bubble, insert a candy thermometer, and let it bubble until it reaches about 250F (give or take 5 degrees) - this takes just a few minutes.Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the seed butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Immediately pour the mixture over the cereal and stir to combine. Stir in the seed and fruit mix until just combined - any chocolate chips may melt a little, but I'm okay with that if you are.Firmly press the mixture into your prepared pan and let it set (you can put it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes).Remove the mixture to a cutting board, peeling off the parchment if used. Cut into quarters each way to create 16 bars.Melt the chocolate chips and oil / shortening together (I do this in the microwave for 60 to 90 seconds until JUST melted - do not overheat).Dip or drizzle the chocolate over the bars as desired.
Step by step:
1. Place the cereal in a large bowl and grease or line a 7x11-inch (or similar size) pan with parchment paper.
2. Pour the honey into a very dry small saucepan over medium heat. Bring it to a bubble, insert a candy thermometer, and let it bubble until it reaches about 250F (give or take 5 degrees) - this takes just a few minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the seed butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Immediately pour the mixture over the cereal and stir to combine. Stir in the seed and fruit mix until just combined - any chocolate chips may melt a little, but I'm okay with that if you are.Firmly press the mixture into your prepared pan and let it set (you can put it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes).
4. Remove the mixture to a cutting board, peeling off the parchment if used.
5. Cut into quarters each way to create 16 bars.Melt the chocolate chips and oil / shortening together (I do this in the microwave for 60 to 90 seconds until JUST melted - do not overheat).Dip or drizzle the chocolate over the bars as desired.
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