Energizing Homemade Cereal Bars

These cereal bars are healthy and full of energy. Thus they are easily made at home in 5 simple steps, no baking or cooking needed.

You can use any cereals you like for this recipe.

I used Granola (Muesli), almonds, caju nuts, and Nestle Fitness Fruit cereals and some choco chips for fun.

The reason I used these cereals was because they were already in my pantry. The Nestle Fitness Fruity cereals gave a really nice flavor as they have tiny bits of papaya, pineapple and other fruits which gave a good acid contrast to the toasted flavor and sweetness of the bars.

The quantities are approx, so dont worry if you cant meassure everything perfectly.

Ingredients

1 cup Granola/Muesli

1/2 cup toasted nuts, chopped (e.g caju, almonds, pecans, etc)

2 cups Nestle Fitness Fruit cereals (or mix of corn, rice, oat or any other cereals)

Optional: toasted coconut, dried cranberries or other dried fruits, chocolate chips, etc.

80 grs butter

180 grs regular sugar

80 grs good quality honey.

Step by Step:

1- On medium flame, place a pan and add butter sugar and honey (all together). Stir with wooden spoon until sugar is melted.

2- Turn flame off and add all the cereals, fruits & nuts (if you chose to add choco chips, do not add them at this stage). Stir in all ingredients.

3- While still hot, pour the mix over a baking pan covered with wax paper-to avoid sticking to the pan- . (no need to grease the wax paper). Spread the mixture and gently press it with a wooden spoon so as to "pack" it a little bit.

4- Wait until the preparation is almost at room temperature to add choco chips if you chose to include them. In this way you will avoid melting the chips.

5- Let sit for 30 mins. Take out the wax paper with the cereal block from the baking pan, and cut in bars or squares using a sharp knife.

This quantity makes about 18 bars (1ocm long x 2 cm high)

Keep in dry container or wrap and give away to your friends.

Enjoy!!