Kids in the Kitchen

Most kids love playing with food. This no-bake Cheerio bar recipe is so much fun to make with your littles: there’s mushing around with corn syrup, flattening the mixture into the pan, Jackson-Pollock chocolate dripping…and of course the yummy eating. Enjoy!

Ingredients

4 cups Banana Nut Cheerios

1/2 cup Pistachio nuts, crushed

3/4 cup Coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened)

1/2 cup Golden raisins

1/2 cup Dried apricots, chopped

1 t Cinnamon

1 dash Nutmeg

1/2 cup Light brown sugar (packed…dark is ok too!)

1/2 cup Dark brown corn syrup

2 T Butter

1/2 cup Semisweet chocolate chips (or a chunk of Callebaut chocolate)

Instructions

Line an 8x8 such baking can with foil. Spray with nonstick spray, or wipe with 1/2 canola oil and a paper towel.

In a large bowl, mix cheerios, pistachios, dried fruit, and coconut flakes.

In a saucepan, heat corn syrup, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Once it boils for a minute, pour over the cheerios mixture until everything is coated evenly.

Pour all into the baking sheet and press firmly until evenly distributed.

Melt the chocolate in microwave for a minute. Remove and stir. You’ll probably need to repeat for another 30 seconds. Use a small teaspoon to drizzle the chocolate over the contents of the baking pan.

Refrigerate for an hour. Remove. Cut into squares.

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