No-bake Chewy Fruit and Nut Bars Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups puffed brown rice cereal*
• 1 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 cup whole roasted unsalted or raw almonds
• 2/3 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/4 cup finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
• About 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup brown rice syrup*
• 1/4 cup creamy almond butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt