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Chocolate Crunch (Cooking Light)

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Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
40 min
Servings
8.00 cups, serving(s)

Categories

  • Snack

Cuisine

  • American

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 90 per serving 720 for selected servings
Fat 3.5g per serving 28g for selected servings
Sugar 4.8g per serving 38g for selected servings
Protein 1.8g per serving 14g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 12.5g per serving 100g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Chocolate Crunch (Cooking Light) brings together cooking spray, 3 cups oats, 1 cup oven-toasted crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies) in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 40 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 8 servings.

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Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 3 cups oats
  • 1 cup oven-toasted crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (60 to 70% cocoa)
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 3oo degrees.

  2. Cover a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Coat parchment paper with cooking spray.

  3. Combine oats, rice cereal, brown sugar, chopped pecans, salt and ground cinnamon in a large bowl.

  4. Combine honey and canola oil in a small saucepan over low heat; cook 2 minutes or until warm. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over oat mixture. Lightly coat hands with cooking spray. Gently mix chocolate mixture and oat mixture until combined. Spread oat mixture onto prepared jelly-roll pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes. Cool completely on pan; stir in cranberries.

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