Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars

Prep: 15 min., Cook: 5 min., Stand: 15 min.

Yield: Makes 24 squares (serving size: 1 bar)

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  butter
• 1  (10.5-oz.) bag miniature marshmallows
• 1  (15-oz.) box multi-grain cluster cereal
• 1 1/4  cups  dried cranberries, divided
• Vegetable cooking spray

Preparation

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows, and cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.

2. Stir in cereal and 1 cup cranberries until well coated.

3. Press mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Chop remaining 1/4 cup cranberries, and sprinkle on top. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until firm. Cut into 24 bars.

Cinnamon-Pecan Crispy Bars: Place 1/3 cup pecan halves, chopped, in a single layer on a shallow pan. Bake at 350° for 8 to 9 minutes or until toasted, stirring once after 5 minutes. Prepare Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars as directed through Step 2. Press mixture as directed into baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with toasted pecans and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon. Proceed with recipe as directed.

Per bar: Calories 142; Fat 2.9g (sat 1g, mono 0.9g, poly 0.4g); Protein 2.7g; Carb 27.9g; Fiber 1.9g; Chol 4mg; Iron 0.7mg; Sodium 22mg; Calc 10mg.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Kashi GOLEAN Crunch! cereal.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

132 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

1.9g (sat 0.9g,mono 0.4g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

2.6g

Carbohydrate:

27.6g

Fiber:

1.7g

Cholesterol:

4mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

22mg

Calcium:

8mg