Whole Grain Krispies

Like everything we end up eating, this is a cross between American and Asian food. In Korea they used to sell snacks made out of puffed rice along the roads going out to the country, or in city markets. They were not so sweet and stuck together with a small amount of corn syrup.

This snack was inspired by those foods as well as rice krispie treats. I like this because it's lower in sugar, and convenient for my four year old when we are in the car. I also eat them quite a bit when I am done exercising and need to refuel.

The whole grain puffed rice cereal I bought at Wal-Mart in their organic foods section. It comes in a plastic bag, looks like rice krispies but sightly brown with larger kernels. They also are 60 calories per cup, about 1/2 the calories of regular cereal. For the second cereal I used a Korean whole grain snack mix. If you can find sugar free marshmallows, give yourself some bonus points.

Ingredients:

1 tbp butter
6-10 large marshmallows, cut in half
2-3 tsp honey

1 and 1/2 cups Whole grain puffed rice cereal
1/2 cup of other cereal (I used a Korean whole grain snack, but you can also use grape nuts, chopped cracklin' oat bran, puffed wheat, etc.)
1 tsp seasame seeds
Optional: handful of chopped peanuts, dried blueberries, sunflower seeds, etc.

In a saucepan warm the butter at very low heat. Add the marshmallows and honey and cook until it melts, being careful it doesn't burn. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and spread the mixture on this. Pack it down well with your hands (get them damp so it doesn't stick), trying to get rid of the larger air pockets. Let it sit for 1-2 hours before cutting.

Update: I made this again with corn flakes instead of the rice krispies. Amazing texture! Really crunchy and chewy.