Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter 
• 1.3 cups cranberries dried divided
• 10.5 oz marshmallows miniature
• 15 oz bread 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows, and cook, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until melted and smooth.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in cereal and 1 cup cranberries until well coated.
5. Press mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Chop remaining 1/4 cup cranberries, and sprinkle on top.
6. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until firm.
7. Cut into 24 bars.
8. Place 1/3 cup pecan halves, chopped, in a single layer on a shallow pan.
9. Bake at 350 for 8 to 9 minutes or until toasted, stirring once after 5 minutes. Prepare Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars as directed through Step Press mixture as directed into baking dish coated with cooking spray.
10. Sprinkle with toasted pecans and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon. Proceed with recipe as directed.
11. Per bar: Calories 142; Fat 9g (sat 1g, mono 9g, poly 4g); Protein 7g; Carb 9g; Fiber 9g; Chol 4mg; Iron 7mg; Sodium 22mg; Calc 10mg.
12. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Kashi GOLEAN Crunch! cereal.