No Bake Fruit and Nut Energy Bars

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups puffed rice cereal

2 cups plain Cheerios

1 cup dried cranberries

½ cup chopped raw almonds

½ cup raw pumpkin seeds

¾ cup packed raw cane sugar

½ cup agave nectar

¼ cup creamy almond butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

·         Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, dried fruit, almonds and pumpkin seeds.

In 2-quart saucepan, heat raw cane sugar, agave nectar and almond butter to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

Pour syrup over snack mix; toss to coat. Press firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):No change.


If you are wondering where I got this recipe I did a search on Fruit and Nut Cereal Bars and found this one.
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/printrecipe?RecipeId=7766acda-9579-4863-bd70-db28bcc08311
I couldn't find a recipe that I liked.  I didn't like this one, so I changed it.   :)