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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.