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Crispy Brown Rice Bars with California Raisins and Dried Blueberries

These crispy rice bars are a healthy snack using brown rice cereal, seed butter and the bursty and bright natural sweetness of raisins and dried blueberries. Who said a rice crispy bar can't be a treat and good for you too?!
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup sunflower butter or any seed butter
  • 2 tbsps agave nectar or maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
  • 4 cups brown rice cereal
  • 1/3 cup California Raisins
  • 1/3 cup dried blueberries
  • 1 tbsp real vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Lightly grease a 8x8 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Put aside. 
  2. Place cereal, raisins and dried blueberries in a large bowl.
  3. Heat sunflower seed butter and agave over medium-low heat until warm. 
  4. Remove from heat when it resembles a smooth, thick syrup and add the cinnamon and vanilla extract. Stir.
  5. Add to cereal and mix until completely coated. 
  6. Pour into prepared baking dish. Using wet hands, evenly pat down mixture into pan. 
  7. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours to chill. Cut into bars and serve. Keep chilled between servings.