By Heather
April 14, 2020
Source: Happy Kids Kitchen
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No-Bake Trail Mix Cups: A healthier granola bar alternative that you can make at home! These are super easy to customize with whatever ingredients you have on hand. Crushed pretzels, cereal, seeds, dried fruit…you coat them all in your choice of nut/seed butter and a little sweet honey to stick all the yumminess together. Get the kiddos into the kitchen to help stir it all up and press it into muffin cups.
No-Bake Trail Mix Cups
A healthier, no-bake granola bar and rice crispy treat in one!
Prep Time 20 mins
Chilling Time 15 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Snack
Servings 9 cups
Equipment
Muffin tin with paper liners or silicone muffin cups
Ingredients
1/2 cup finely crushed pretzels see how-to in post
1 cup crispy rice cereal "rice krispies"
1/2 cup chopped nuts, seeds, or a combo of both see examples in post
1/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit chopped
1/2 cup natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
3 Tbsp honey
pinch fine salt omit if nut butter is salted
Instructions
Line a muffin tin with 9 paper cupcake liners or place 9 silicone muffin cups on a plate or baking pan.
Add crushed pretzels, cereal, chopped nuts/seeds, and dried fruit to a large bowl. Toss together to combine.
Add nut/seed butter, honey, and salt. Stir well. It will take a little while to coat everything evenly.
Scoop about a 1/4 cup of the cereal mixture into each muffin cup. Press the mixture down firmly into the cups. Chill cups until firm, about 60 minutes in the fridge or 15 minutes in the freezer. Store cups in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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