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Fruity Cereal Bars

With dried apple and cranberries, these cereal bars are perfect for snacks or brown-bag lunches.

—GIOVANNA KRANENBERG CAMBRIDGE, MN

START TO FINISH: 30 MIN. MAKES: 20 SERVINGS

3 tablespoons butter

1 package (10 ounces) large marshmallows

6 cups crisp rice cereal

1/2 cup chopped dried apple

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1. In a large saucepan, combine butter and marshmallows. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in the cereal, apples and cranberries.

2. Pat into a 13-in. x 9-in. pan coated with cooking spray; cool. Cut into squares.

PER SERVING 1 bar equals 105 cal., 2 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 5 mg chol., 102 mg sodium, 22 g carb., trace fiber, 1 g pro. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.