Banana Nut Cheerios® Energy Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 cups Banana Nut Cheerios™ cereal
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted*
- 1/3 cup roasted unsalted sunflower nuts
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, cranberries, almonds and sunflower nuts.
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
- Pour syrup mixture over cereal mixture; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cranberries, Nuts.
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