Chewy Nut and Cereal Bars
Homemade granola bars packed with almonds, cashews, and crispy rice cereal, held together with honey and egg whites for a perfectly chewy texture. These wholesome snack bars feature a delightful blend of toasted nuts and seeds.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups sliced almonds
- •⅓ cup sesame seeds
- •⅓ cup mild honey
- •3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- •1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- •3 cups crisp rice cereal
- •1 cup roasted salted cashews
- •2 large egg whites
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Lightly oil a 9-inch square baking pan, then line bottom and sides with parchment and lightly oil parchment.
5 min
- 2.
Toast almonds in a 4-sided sheet pan until pale golden, 6 to 9 minutes. Stir in sesame seeds and bake until seeds are golden, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and cool completely.
13 min
- 3.
Reduce oven to 325°F.
1 min
- 4.
Gently heat honey, brown sugar, and oil in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until smooth.
5 min
- 5.
Stir together rice cereal, cashews, and almond-sesame mixture in a large bowl.
3 min
- 6.
Beat egg whites with a rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl with a fork until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
2 min
- 7.
Stir honey mixture into cereal mixture, then stir in whites.
3 min
- 8.
Spread mixture in baking pan, pressing gently, and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely, then turn out onto a cutting board and cut into bars.
40 min
