Bird Seed Bars

Here is a handy little recipe to prepare ahead and share with your kayaking buddies. They were a big hit at our Level One course!

BIRD SEED BARS

1 C peanut butter 2 C Rice Krispies
¾ C brown sugar 1 C pumpkin seeds
(or ¾ c. white sugar + 1 tbsp. molasses)
1 C corn syrup (or part honey) 1 C sunflower seeds
4 tsp. butter or margarine 1 C sesame seeds, toasted
2 C Corn Flakes 1 C flax seeds

1 C unsalted nuts (not peanuts)*

* salted almonds do nicely!

Over medium heat, stir together peanut butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and butter or margarine until just boiling. Stir constantly; do not burn! Remove from heat and mix in other ingredients. Mixture will be very stiff. Immediately flop this into an 8 X 8 or 11 X 7 pan, lined with plastic wrap for easy removal later on. The smaller the pan, the thicker the bars will be. Pat the mixture down firmly. Refrigerate for at least a half hour before cutting into squares. Wrap individually for a convenient trail snack. Recipe can be halved. Best to keep in cool storage or freeze for future use. Enjoy!

Bird Seed Bar recipe

These were very good. Thanks for the posting the recipe Carol, I had misplaced the copy I had from last summer.
Alan