Swag Bars

These no-bake bars come together quickly with common pantry ingredients. Make sure the cereal is well crushed (try packing it in a sealed zip-top plastic bag and using a rolling pin) so it incorporates into the peanut butter mixture.

Yield: 36 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

Ingredients

• 1 3/4  cups  creamy peanut butter
• 3/4  cup  sugar
• 3/4  cup  light-colored corn syrup
• 1 1/2  cups  (6 ounces) chopped lightly salted, dry-roasted peanuts
• 3 1/2  cups  (4 ounces) whole-grain flaked cereal (such as Total), finely crushed
• Cooking spray
• 1/3  cup  (2 ounces) chopped dark chocolate

Preparation

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook 4 minutes or just until mixture begins to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in peanuts and cereal. Spread mixture evenly into a 13 x 9–inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.

2. Place the dark chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until chocolate melts, stirring every 20 seconds. Drizzle chocolate evenly over peanut mixture. Score into 36 bars while warm.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

155 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

9.2g (sat 1.9g,mono 4.2g,poly 2.5g)

Protein:

4.5g

Carbohydrate:

16.2g

Fiber:

1.5g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

2.3mg

Sodium:

121mg

Calcium:

113mg