(Almost) No-Bake Granola Bars

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup plus 
• 0.3 cup extra crunchy peanut butter 
• 0.3 cup cherries dried
• 0.3 cup honey 
• 0.3 cup walnuts toasted chopped
• 3 cups puffed wheat/whole grain type cereal lean (Kashi) (see note)

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil.In a large (3 quart) nonstick saucepan, combine the honey, corn syrup and peanut butter.
2. Heat over medium until the mixture starts to boil, then boil gently for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the cereal, cherries and nuts.Scrape mixture into pan and bake for 10 minutes.
4. Let cool for about 30 minutes, then lift from the pan and score (do not separate) into 8 bars.
5. Let the bars cool completely.