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Chewy Energy Bars

Name: Chewy Energy Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal; 2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ; 1 cup corn syrup; 1 cup peanut butter; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

28 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

1-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 22, 2023

This energy bar recipe is quick to make and easy to store. My husband and I put these homemade granola bars in our lunch, but they're also a nice portable breakfast or snack. —Sharon Rast, Show Low, Arizona

Chewy Energy Bars Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cereal, oats and wheat germ. In a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup, peanut butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.

Transfer to a greased 9-in. square pan. Gently press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 212 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.

Chewy Energy Bars

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