Homemade Kind Bars

July 13, 2020

Enjoy your favorite snack bars without leaving your home. This simple recipe will have your whole family asking for more!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Cooling Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3 cups toasted or raw nuts or seeds, coarsely chopped

¼ cup crisp rice cereal

1/3 cup chopped dried fruit

1/8 tsp. fine sea salt

¼ cup brown rice syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325F.
Line an 8-inch square pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the chopped nuts/seeds, cereal and dried fruit.
Add the salt and syrup and stir to coat.
Scrape mixture into prepared pan and press out evenly. Lightly spray a piece of foil with cooking spray and press down tightly.
Bake for 18 minutes (Mixture will not be hard).
Place on cooling rack and let cool for 15-20 minutes or until partially set.
Cut into 10 bars and let cool completely. Once cooled, the bars will lift off the foil. Wrap in parchment paper.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Each bar = 115 calories, 5.6 g fat, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 41 mg sodium 1 g fiber.

About

This recipe was provided by the Columbus Community Hospital Diabetes and Health Education Department, which provides a variety of programs to help educate and support community members with diabetes, or those who are at risk of developing diabetes. Their services include group classes and individual appointments for inpatient and outpatient diabetes education.

For more information on our Diabetes and Health Education Department, click here.