No thoughts about feeding kids today, just a fun no-bake recipe to try with your kiddo.

These No-Bake Almond Cereal Bars are courtesy of the Food Network. (I’m modifying slightly)

Ingredients:

• Nonstick cooking spray (no cooking spray? you can use soft butter to grease the pan too)
• 3 tbsp butter (margarine also works if you’re going dairy-free)
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup almond butter (you could sub peanut butter or even Nutella)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 1/4 freeze dried strawberries (you could try different freeze dried fruits too)
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (sub chocolate or butterscotch chips?)

Directions:

Spray an 8 in. baking pan & a wooden spoon with cooking spray. Melt butter/margarine in a medium pan over medium heat and add pinch of salt. Stir in almond/peanut butter and vanilla. Add the rice cereal & strawberries until fully combined. Turn off the heat and allow mixture to cool for a few minutes. Mix in white chocolate chips. Transfer mixture to baking pan and press into the pan. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes before cutting into 16 squares.

Snack Idea:

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