Peanut Salvage Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1/4 cup shelled sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup shelled peanuts
• salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2 cups puffed rice cereal (i used puffed brown rice cereal)
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 if using raw wheat germ, spread it on a baking sheet and toast for a few minutes until fragrant.
• 3 spread the sunflower seeds and the peanuts in an even later on separate baking sheets and toast in the oven - the sunflower seeds will take about 6 minutes and the peanuts will take 15 to 20 minutes. remove and let cool; salt the peanuts lightly.
• 4 mix the wheat germ, sunflower seeds, peanuts, raisins, oats, and puffed rice in a large bowl. in a separate bowl that fits your microwave, mix the peanut butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup; microwave on high for 2 minutes. add the vanilla extract and stir until well blended. pour over the dry ingredients and fold in until everything is evenly coated.
• 5 grease an 8-inch-square baking pan and transfer the mixture from the bowl. cover the surface with waxed paper and press it down firmly. refrigerate until completely cool. cut into eight 2x4-inch bars.