Chewy Nut And Cereal Bars
- 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds (4 1/2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- 1/3 cup mild honey
- 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cups crisp rice cereal (preferably brown-rice)
- 1 cup roasted salted cashews (1/4 pound), coarsely chopped
- 2 large egg whites
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F with rack in middle. Lightly oil a 9-inch square baking pan, then line bottom and sides with parchment and lightly oil parchment.
- Toast almonds in a 4-sided sheet pan until pale golden, 6 to 9 minutes. Stir in sesame seeds and bake until seeds are golden, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and cool completely.
- Reduce oven to 325u0b0F.
- Gently heat honey, brown sugar, and oil in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until smooth.
- Stir together rice cereal, cashews, and almond-sesame mixture in a large bowl.
- Beat egg whites with a rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl with a fork until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir honey mixture into cereal mixture, then stir in whites.
- Spread mixture in baking pan, pressing gently, and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely, then turn out onto a cutting board and cut into bars.
almonds, sesame seeds, honey, brown sugar, vegetable oil, crisp rice, cashews, egg whites
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chewy-nut-and-cereal-bars-358119 (may not work)