Cherry & Almond Crispy Squares Recipe

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This grown-up version of a kiddie favorite will please the whole family. Everyone will agree it's delicious! - Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Cherry & Almond Crispy Squares Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

1 package (10 ounces) large marshmallows
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon almond extract
6 cups crisp rice cereal
3 cups salted roasted almonds, divided
1-1/2 cups dried cherries, divided

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Stir in the cereal, 1 cup almonds and 1 cup cherries.
Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan. Sprinkle with remaining almonds and cherries; gently press onto cereal mixture. Cool. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 square equals 205 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry & Almond Crispy Squares in Taste of Home August/September 2009, p51