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    No-Bake Granola Bars

    Source of Recipe


    Southern Living

    List of Ingredients


    • 1 cup crisp rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
    • ¾ cup uncooked old-fashioned regular rolled oats
    • 1 cup (8 ounces) creamy almond butter
    • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
    • ½ tsp ground cinnamon`
    • ¼ tsp kosher salt


    Instructions


    1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. Toss together cereal and oats in a large bowl.

    2. Place almond butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt in a small saucepan; heat over medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour mixture over cereal and oats; gently mix together with one hand until combined.

    3. Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan, pressing firmly to form a compact, even layer. Chill until fully set, about 30 minutes. Cut into 12 bars.

      Makes 12 bars


      Variations:
      ° Tart Cherry-Pistachio:
      Stir ½ cup chopped roasted salted pistachios and ½ cup chopped dried tart cherries into cereal mixture in Step 1.

      ° Apricot-Coconut-Cashew:
      Stir â…“ cup chopped roasted salted cashews, â…“ cup chopped dried apricots, and â…“ cup unsweetened flaked coconut into cereal mixture in Step 1.

      ° Chocolate Chip-Pecan-Sea Salt:
      Stir â…“ cup chopped roasted pecans and â…“ cup miniature milk chocolate chips into cereal mixture in Step 1. Sprinkle top of granola mixture with ¼ teaspoon finely ground sea salt in Step 3 before chilling.



 

 

 


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