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Curves™ Cereal Fruit and Nut Bars
Recipe Tip
Savory Sunflower Seeds
Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from nuts and seeds may help lower blood cholesterol. But fats are high in calories so keep portions small.
Substitution
Get creative and replace the dried fruit and nuts with different flavors. Try dried cranberries with pistachios or dried apricots with almonds.
  2 ratings : 2 reviews

Curves™ Cereal Fruit and Nut Bars

No baking's needed with this quick stove-top prep for a bar packed with whole grain and fruit goodness. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:50 min
makes:24 bars

4cups Curves™ Honey Crunch cereal
1cup diced dried mixed fruit or dried fruit and raisin mixture (from 7- or 8-oz bag)
1/2cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts
1/2cup dry-roasted peanuts
3/4cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup corn syrup
1/4cup creamy peanut butter
1teaspoon vanilla
1.Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, dried fruit, sunflower nuts and peanuts.
2.In 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, corn syrup 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 over snack mix; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 95mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 14g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans
“Curves” is a trademark of Curves International, Inc. used with permission.

 
 
 
2 Reviews

 

Awesome!
I love this snack! One suggestion - spread into a bigger pan so the pieces are not as big and are more managable for little ones. Other than that, I love! Any suggestions out there for a substition for corn syrup???
Posted at 9:33 AM on April 4 2008 by Linda , Hooksett NH

 

Curbs the sweet tooth...
Super easy and a million ways to put this all together. I just made a batch with dried blueberries, cherries, apricots and pine nuts! But use the Curves Whole Grain Cereal instead of the Honey. There is plenty of sweetness with the dried fruit and brown sugar, and it saves a whopping 370 calories!
Posted at 1:41 PM on January 23 2008 by , Glen ELlyn IL