Snack

Fruit and Grain Bar is for Snack.

Fruit and Grain Bar takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Fruit and Grain Bar takes 20 minutes to cook.

Fruit and Grain Bar makes 32 servings.

The ingredients for Fruit and Grain Bar are:

1/4 cup butter, melted
3 cups large flake oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup puffed cereal (millet or rice)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricots
1 cup brown rice syrup
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Here is how you make Fruit and Grain Bar:

Makes 32 servings:Preheat oven to 350?F. Pour the canola oil over the oats. Toss to coat evenly. Spread the oats on a rimmed cookie sheet and bake for 7 minutes.Stir the oats and move them to one side of the pan. Spread the sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and slivered almond on the other half of the pan and bake 7 to 10 more minutes.Transfer the toasted ingredients to a large bowl. Add the cereal and dried fruit, tossing to distribute the ingredients well.While the toasted items are cooling, put the brown rice syrup, sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in a small sauce pan over medium heat.Bring the brown rice syrup to a boil and cook until the mixture thickens (about 3 or 4 minutes).Immediately pour the syrup over the oat mixture, stirring to coat evenly.Press firmly into a 9 X 13 pan and allow to cool.Once cool, cut into bars (4x8) and store in an airtight tin.Number of Servings: 32Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIG_CD.

The nutritional information for Fruit and Grain Bar is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 32
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 134.6

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 2.9 mg
• Sodium: 103.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 2.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Fruit and Grain Bar is Gluten Free