No bake peanut butter puffed brown rice granola bars

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Tomorrow is our dietetic intern and my mentee’s last day at our facility. I cannot believe another dietetic intern group is graduating. Yikes ! Times flys!! I wanted to celebrate with a nice nutrition dense snack filled with peanut butter, slivered almonds, oats and brown puffed rice to get us through another busy Friday!

This recipe yields 12 to 16 bars

Ingredients:
1.5 cups of whole grain puffed rice
1 cup of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup of instant quick oats
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp vanilla high quality
1 cup of peanut butter or almond bitter
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup local honey
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips semi sweet
Cooking spray

1. Foil line and cooking spray a 8 by 8 inch baking dish. Set aside.

2. Place oats, almonds, chocolate chips,& puffed rice in a large bowl. Set aside.

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3. In a microwavable safe glass dish portion out the peanut butter,honey, and sugar.

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Microwave on high for one minute. Mix with spatula to combined.

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Place the peanut butter batter back in the microwave for another minute. Remove from microwave and mix and vanilla.

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Pour the hot liquid batter over the dry ingredients.

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Using a spatula fold the ingredients together until well incorporated and no signs of dry residue.

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Pour the combined batter into the cooking sprayed baking dish and press with spatula to form even top to the bars

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Cover with plastic wrap and let the bars refrigerate overnight. Remove from pan using the foil to lift.

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Cut into bars.

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Enjoy ! They don’t last long …. They go quickly!

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