No-Bake Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Lower-Fat) Recipe #73754
This is a delicious lower fat bar if using reduced-fat peanut butter, these are perfect for kid's lunch boxes, feel free to add in some chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or coconut in place of the raisins
by KITTENCAL
22 min | 15 min prep
16 bars
- 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies (can increase up to 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup or light corn syrup or honey
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter (or can use regular peanut butter)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup dark raisin (optional) or chopped nuts (optional) or seeds (optional) or coconut (optional)
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chip
- Prepare an greased 11 x 7-inch or 13 x 9-inch baking dish (you will have a thinner bar in the larger pan).
- In a large bowl combine Rice Krispies cereal, oats and raisins.
- In a saucepan stir the corn syrup or honey and brown sugar until just at a boil.
- Immediately remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
- Pour over the dry ingredients in the bowl; mix to combine.
- Mix in mini chocolate chips (if using) work fast the mixture hardens quickly.
- Transfer the mixture into prepared baking dish, then using slightly wet hands push evenly down into the pan.
- While the mixture is still soft, for easier slicing take a sharp knife and slice into desired size bars.
- Chill until firm.
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