No-Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 c. slightly crushed whole-grain flake cereal (we used Kashi)
- 2 c. whole-grain puffed rice cereal (we used Arrowhead Mills)
- 1 c. dried cranberries
- 1/2 c. unsalted cocktail peanuts
- 1/2 c. reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 c. packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 c. honey
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
Instructions
- Line a 13 x 9-in. baking pan with nonstick foil (let the foil extend about 2 in. above pan at both ends).
- Mix cereals, cranberries and peanuts in a large bowl.
- Mix peanut butter, sugar, honey and butter in a 2-qt saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; simmer for 1 minute.
- Immediately stir into cereal mixture, tossing to evenly coat. Coat hands with cooking spray, then use them to spread and press the mixture in prepared pan. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.
- Holding foil by ends, lift from pan onto a cutting board. Carefully cut lengthwise in 4 strips and then cut each strip in 6; remove foil.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cranberries, Honey, Nuts.
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