Fruit and Nut Snack Bars

Original recipe found HERE

I was looking for a fun snack and a good way to use up the peanut butter and Cheerios that I had stocked away in my pantry and whala this recipe shows up in my inbox. It was in a newsletter put out by eat better america. It was soooo good. I had a hard time sticking to a serving size... I didn't :) The only downside was that Henry (my two year old) didn't like them. He has a hard time liking sticky stuff. Here is the recipe:

Snack Mix
4	cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal
1	cup dried tropical three-fruit mix (from 7-oz bag) {I used dried berry mix of cherries, cranberries and blueberries}
1/2	cup sunflower nuts {I didn't have these but it was fine}
1/2	cup dry-roasted peanuts {Since I didn't have sunflower seeds I doubled this}
Syrup
3/4	cup packed brown sugar
1/2	cup corn syrup
1/4	cup peanut butter
1	teaspoon vanilla

1.	Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix snack mix ingredients; set aside.
2.	In 2-quart saucepan, mix all syrup ingredients except vanilla. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
3.	Pour syrup over snack mix, stirring until evenly coated. Press mixture firmly in pan. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

The best part....

Nutritional Information1 Bar: Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium60mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 10g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%;Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.