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Crunchy Dessert Bars Recipe

"My son-in-law is diabetic and loves these five-ingredient frozen dessert bars," shares Shirley Reed of San Angelo, Texas. "With their nutty crunch from Grape Nuts cereal, we think they taste like the inside of a Snickers candy bar."

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Crunchy Dessert Bars Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + freezing

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pint fat-free no-sugar-added vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
1 package (1.0 ounce) sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix
1 cup Grape-Nuts

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the first four ingredients until smooth. Stir in cereal.
Transfer to a foil-lined 8-in. square pan. Cover and freeze for 3-4 hours or until firm. Use foil to lift out of pan; discard foil. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One bar equals 67 calories, 2 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 122 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

Originally published as Crunchy Dessert Bars in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p45