No-bake Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Granola Bars (lower-fat)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups rice krispies (for a firmer bar 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 1/2 cup light corn syrup or 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter (or can use regular peanut butter)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup dark raisin (or can use either 1/2 cup chopped nuts or 1/2 cup seeds or 1/2 cup coconut)
• 1/3 cup mini chocolate chip (to prevent melting refrigerate or freeze the chocolate chips before mixing in)

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease 11 x 7-inch, can use a 13 x 9-inch baking dish but you will have a thinner bar.
• 2 in a large bowl combine rice krispies cereal, oats and raisins.
• 3 in a saucepan stir the corn syrup or honey and brown sugar until just at a boil.
• 4 immediately remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
• 5 pour over the dry ingredients in the bowl; mix to combine.
• 6 mix in mini chocolate chips (if using) work fast the mixture hardens quickly.
• 7 transfer the mixture into prepared baking dish, then using slightly wet hands push evenly down into the pan.
• 8 while the mixture is still soft, for easier slicing take a sharp knife and slice into desired size bars.
• 9 chill until firm.