Looking for an easy to make flavorful snack you can eat on the go? Look no farther! These spiced cereal bars are super simple to make and are packed with candied ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg!
There are a lot of amazing and satisfying bars on the market. Clif bars and No Cow bars are few on my favorites. But did you know it’s really easy to make your own?
Like ridiculously easy!
It’s also a much more budget friendly option since those store bought ones can be pretty pricey.
Holiday Spiced Nuts In A Bar
This recipe is based
However, they would be great any time of year.
Nuts
For this recipe, you can use any kind of nuts or a combination of different verities. Larger seeds like sunflower seeds or pepitas also work well. I personally prefer to use more neutral-flavored nuts, like almonds, for these bars.
Spices
To avoid losing flavor buy whole spices and grate them yourself. Always store your spices in a dry dark space.
Candied Ginger
Also called crystallized ginger, candied ginger is ginger that has been peeled, chopped, and then cooked in simple syrup. It has a soft chewy texture like that of dried fruit and adds nice little pockets of ginger flavor to these bars.
Brown Rice Syrup
Brown rice syrup is a thick liquid sweetener, with a honey-like consistency, made from brown rice. You can find it at most health food stores or you can replace it with corn syrup.
Puffed Rice Cereal
The best known puffed rice is the brand name Rice Krispies cereal. However, there are many brands of puffed rice cereal and any of them will work just fine.
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- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: snack
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: Vegan | Gluten-free
Description
Vegan holiday spiced nuts in bar form.
Ingredients
- 3 Cups nuts or seeds any combination
- 3 Cups puffed rice cereal
- 1/4 Cup candied ginger minced
- 1 Cup brown rice syrup or light corn syrup
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl mix together the nuts, cereal, and ginger.
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat combine the brown rice syrup and sugar. Stir continuously until boiling.
- Add the spices, salt, vanilla, and oil.
- Let boil for a full minute.
- Pour the sugar mixture over the cereal and nuts and stir until well combined.
- Spread evenly over the 9×13 pan and let cool for about an hour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 470
- Fat: 22
- Carbohydrates: 64
- Protein: 8
Keywords: Vegan, snack, bars, ginger, spices, gluten-free
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That sounds great. I have to go on the hunt for rice cereal, I don´t know if I get it here, but I´ll try 🙂
What a great healthy snack. I like the high protein content in them. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
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