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Puffs and Pretzels Haystacks

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Melted chocolate poured over crackly pretzel, coconut, almond, and Kashi® 7 Whole Grain Puffs cereal balls — yum. Serve cool as a snack or dessert.

Makes 3 dozen haystacks.

Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups Kashi® 7 Whole Grain Puffs cereal
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup broken pretzel sticks (about ¾ inch pieces)
  • ⅔ cup coarsely chopped almonds
  • 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup smooth natural almond butter

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine Kashi® 7 Whole Grain Puffs cereal, coconut, pretzel pieces and almonds. Set aside. Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 10-second intervals, stirring until melted. Add almond butter for the last 10 seconds then stir until smooth. Pour melted mixture over cereal mixture and stir until well coated. Drop by heaping tablespoonful onto waxed paper. Refrigerate until firm. Serve.

Note: Microwave cooking times may vary.

Variation: Add ⅔ cup organic cranberries to cereal mixture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 haystack, Calories 120, Calories from Fat 60, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 60mg, Potassium 105mg, Total Carbohydrate 14g, Dietary Fiber 1.5g, Sugars 8g, Other Carbohydrate 4g, Protein 2g, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 4%

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    CSHAMEHDI commented on this. almost 3 years ago

    I made these last night and altough the choclate was slightly messy I did find that when making the haystacks it is easy to put them in muffin cups! The muffin cups make a perfect portion and keep from getting messy! Makes it easy to grab and go. They were an absolute hit with everyone! I will definitely try it again with some cranberries! LOVE IT!

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    Barney commented on this. over 3 years ago

    Looking forward to trying this. Will take out coconut to make it a bit healthier and I’ll try using Smucker’s all natural chunky peanut butter. Other flavored chips might be good, too, instead of chocolate, as Memily said, “had to go with whatever I had on-hand.”

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    krazyfarie commented on this. over 3 years ago

    This is really great tasting, the kids love making and eating it also :)

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    memily commented on this. almost 4 years ago

    This is a great recipe! I just made some with a few substitutions: no pretzels, added Craisins, and used Jif PB with honey instead of almond butter (had to go with whatever I had on-hand!) YUMMY!

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    adowning commented on this. about 4 years ago

    I noticed that the nutritional information is listed below the “Directions” section of the recipe. Recipe is on thie page: http://kashi.com/recipes/53

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    ajdupont commented on this. over 4 years ago

    how might we get the nutritional info for this snack?