Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars

Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars a try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 15 servings with 184 calories, 4g of protein, and 3g of fat each. If you have butter, cranberries, multi-grain cluster cereal, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

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Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
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Add marshmallows, and cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until melted and smooth.
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Remove from heat.
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Stir in cereal and 1 cup cranberries until well coated.
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Press mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Chop remaining 1/4 cup cranberries, and sprinkle on top.
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Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until firm.
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Cut into 24 bars.
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Place 1/3 cup pecan halves, chopped, in a single layer on a shallow pan.
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Bake at 350 for 8 to 9 minutes or until toasted, stirring once after 5 minutes. Prepare Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars as directed through Step Press mixture as directed into baking dish coated with cooking spray.
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Sprinkle with toasted pecans and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon. Proceed with recipe as directed.
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Per bar: Calories 142; Fat 9g (sat 1g, mono 9g, poly 4g); Protein 7g; Carb 9g; Fiber 9g; Chol 4mg; Iron 7mg; Sodium 22mg; Calc 10mg.
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Note: For testing purposes only, we used Kashi GOLEAN Crunch! cereal.
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DifficultyNormal
Ready In20 m.
Servings15
Health Score1
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