Cooking With Kids~ Granola Bugs
June 28, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Cooking with Kids
I have a fun summer snack recipe for you and your children to make together. These granola bugs from Mealtime.org are loaded with healthy fruits and grains, and your kids will have a great time putting them together.
If your kids help make them they’re more likely to eat them. Shhhh! Just don’t tell them the granola bugs might be good for them.
These bugs would be a fun treat for a summer bug party, or to take on an overnight camp out.
Granola Bugs
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup whole-grain, unsweetened wheat cereal
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
- 1 can (15 1/4 ounces) peach halves, drained and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup firmly packed, light brown suga
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 20 licorice strings
Preparation:
- Mix rice cereal, whole-grain cereal, oats and cinnamon in mixing bowl until well combined; set aside.
- Place pineapple and peaches between several layers of paper towels and blot to absorb excess moisture; set aside.
- Heat brown sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling.
- Remove from heat and mix in peanut butter until melted. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal mixture and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Mix in drained and blotted fruit. Pack into a 9×13-inch glass baking dish and set aside until firm, about 20 minutes. Cut into 60 squares.
- To make the bugs, form each square with your hands into an egg shape with a flat bottom. Insert small pieces of licorice to represent antennae and legs.
Servings: 60
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 60; Total fat 1.5g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 25mg; Carbohydrate 12g; Fiber 1g; Protein 1g; Vitamin A 0%DV*; Vitamin C 2%DV; Calcium 2%DV; Iron 4%DV
*Daily Value
Recipe and image via Mealtime.org
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