Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 3 cups Cheerios Protein
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup pecans
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
Optional Additions
- Any dried fruit, cut into bite-sized pieces
- flax seed
- any variety of nuts
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- coconut
- M&Ms
- Peanut butter or butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Line a 13×9 baking pan with parchment paper. Combine Cheerios, cherries, almonds, pecans and oats in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Place butter, oil, sugar, agave nectar and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Boil for 5 minutes.
- Pour over Cheerio mixture and stir well. When cooled slightly, add chocolate chips. Stir.
- Pat in prepared pan. Bake at 325* for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Sprinkle additional nuts and chocolate chips on top, as desired.
- Cool in pan for 30 minutes then remove from pan and cool completely before cutting into bars.
- Slice into 14 bars. Wrap individually in wax paper, and store in a tightly covered container.
Kitchen help should include Grandchildren whenever possible: it’s the VMICA way. (that’s the Velda Mowry Institute of Culinary Arts, FYI)
