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 Dark Chocolate Kashi Bars

These bars are a variation on a recipe I found online.  The original recipe calls for graham cracker crumbs, and I thought substituting the Kashi crumbs would make them a bit healthier because of the extra fiber and protein.  Next time, I will pulse the Kashi into finer crumbs.

These bars taste really good, but I can’t afford to make them regularly.  Even with the Kashi and the fat-free milk, they are still extremely high in calories.  If you cut ‘em down to 1″ squares, they’re manageable.  They’re so rich and yummy, though, that it’s nearly impossible for me to limit myself to what is essentially one small bite.  I must admit that, when I made them for the first time last night, I ate more than I should have.  They sure were yumtastic!

Ingredients

• 10 cups Kashi GOLEAN Original Cereal
• 1 bag Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate Chips
• 2 cans Fat-Free Sweetened Condensed Milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Coat 13×9 baking pan with cooking spray.
• Pulse Kashi into graham cracker-like crumbs, enough for 4 cups of crumbs.
• Mix Kashi crumbs, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk until well combined.
• Spread mixture into baking pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, making sure bars don’t burn.
• Cool completely and cut into approximately 35 1″ by 1″ squares.

Makes 35 squares.

Approximate nutrition stats: 149 calories | 3.25g fat | 3.5g fiber | 5.85g protein