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From the ACS cookbook Celebrate! Healthy Entertaining for Any Occasion
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat smooth peanut
butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup low-fat granola
- 1/2 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
Directions:
Heat peanut butter and honey in a saucepan over low heat until creamy.
Remove from heat and pour into a bowl to cool.
Add granola, cereal, raisins, and crushed graham crackers to the peanut butter
mix and stir well.
Roll into tablespoon-sized balls and set on wax paper.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Makes approximately 32 cookies.
Serves 8.
Approximate per serving: 155 calories; 5 grams of fat
In recent years, granola has gotten a bad rap for being a high-fat, high-calorie
“health” food. Although granola and muesli are excellent sources
of fiber, the main nutritional information to evaluate is sugar, calories,
and fat grams. Most commercial granolas are toasted and sweetened,
which means added fat, sugar, and calories. The healthiest products
contain 5 grams of sugar and 150 calories per serving or less.
Celebrate! Healthy Entertaining for Any Occasion is available online or by calling 1-800-ACS-2345.
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