Brown Rice Crispy Bars

Ingredients:until

• 2 tbsp. almond or peanut butter
• 3 cups mini marshmallows (about half of 10 oz. bag)
• 2 cups puffed brown rice cereal
• 1 cup whole-grain cereal flakes
• 2 tbsp. mini semisweet or dark chocolate chips

Makes 16 bars (1 square per serving)

1. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. Put almond butter in a large saucepan and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until softened, about 30 seconds. Add marshmallows and cook, stirring, until somewhat melted but still lumpy, about 2 minutes.
3. Spray rubber spatula with nonstick spray. Remove saucepan from heat and immediately use rubber spatula to stir in rice cereal, whole grain cereal, and chocolate chips until combined well.
4. Scrape marshmallow mixture into prepared baking pan, pressing down with rubber spatula to form even layer. Refrigerate until bars are firm, about 30 minutes. With sharp knife with nonstick spray, cut into 16 squares.

WW POINTS VALUE: 3 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW Family Meals Cookbook. If you love peanut butter, chocolate, marshmallows, this sweet treat is for you. These sweet treats are a sophisticated version of Rice Krispie Treats. The peanut or almond butter give a nice touch to these treats and make them rich and creamy. I highly recommend using dark chocolate chips in this recipe because dark chocolate has a richer taste to it. One bite of this treat and you'll be hooked.