No-Bake Trail Mix Snack Bars

I am an avid road biker and hiker. Through a lot of trial and error, I have finally perfected a homemade no-bake trail mix bar that stays crunchy. The marshmallows allow the bars to stay stuck together. Other no-bake recipes I have tried always have crumbled as soon as you cut them.

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 ⅓ cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 0.5 cup sliced almonds
• 0.25 cup walnut pieces
• 0.25 cup dried cranberries
• 0.25 cup raisins
• 3 tablespoons wheat germ
• 1 ¼ cups mini marshmallows
• 0.25 cup honey
• 0.25 cup light corn syrup

Steps

1. Coat an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
2. Add rice cereal, oats, almonds, walnuts, cranberries, raisins, and wheat germ to a large bowl; stir with a spoon.
3. Place marshmallows, honey, and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.
4. Pour the melted mixture over the cereal mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Press mixture firmly into the prepared pan. Cool until firm and set, about 30 minutes.
5. Cut into 9 bars and place in individual sandwich bags. Keep refrigerated if the kitchen gets too hot.