Recipe: Chirp’s Fruity Cereal Squares

• Hey readers!Looking for a quick snack you can eat on the go? Try these fruity cereal squares!

  

  Photo: Melissa Peretti

  You’ll Need:

  • 60 mL (1/4 cup) butter
  • 1 bag of marshmallows
  • 1.5 L (6 cups) toasted oat cereal
  • 125 mL (1/2 cup) dried banana bits
  • 125 mL (1/2 cup) dried cranberries
  • 10 mL (2 tsp.) flax seeds

  1) Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  2) Add marshmallows and stir until melted.
  3) Remove from heat and stir in cereal, dried fruit and flax seeds.
  4) Spoon mixture into a 9- x 13-inch greased baking pan. Press the mixture into an even layer so it covers the pan.
  5) Let cool, then cut into squares.

  Happy snacking!
  Jackie, chirpblog@owlkids.com