High Protein/high Fiber Cereal Bars Your Kids Will Eat!

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups kashi golean crunch cereal
• 1 cup dry-roasted soy nuts
• 1 cup dried cranberries (substitute any fruit you like)
• 1 (10 ounce) package marshmallows
• 4 teaspoons butter or 4 teaspoons margarine, don't omit this even to save the fat content
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine cereal, soynuts and cranberries in an extra-large mixing bowl and set aside.
• 2 spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
• 3 spray a microwave-safe bowl (glass seems to work best) with non-stick cooking spray. pour in marshmallows, butter and vanilla (i like to use extra vanilla). microwave on high for 1-3 minutes until melted. i take it out when the marshmallows start to look puffy and stir it well.
• 4 when everything is well melted and combined, pour the marshmallow mixture over the dry ingredients. stir with a spoon sprayed with nonstick cooking spray - work quickly! - until all ingredients are well combined.
• 5 pour (plop!) mixture into baking dish. using a piece of wax paper large enough to cover the dish, press the mixture tightly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.
• 6 allow to set before cutting - will set quicker in the fridge or about 2 hours on the counter. for measurement purposes here, i cut my pan in half lengthwise and then each 'square' is cut into a tick-tack-toe grid providing 18 uniform-sized bars.
• 7 enjoy!