I'm giving this ***** because there is SO mch you can do with this recipe!!! I used sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds along with craisins and dried cherries. I used only honey and added more peanut butter but still found that they were a tad crumbly..I think I'll add 1/4 cup more peanut butter next time...Took these to a soccer tournament and the girls devoured them!!!!! Great healthy boost for between matches!

I sent these to my honey in Iraq, and the guys LOVED them!!! They travel very well, and I made some minor changes...replaced the chocolate chips with M&M's (with 108 degree heat over there, they hold up MUCH better!!), and I used dried mixed berries and dried apples - coarsely chopped, used honey and corn syrup, but left the sugar, and no sesame seeds...had a hard time mixing but I thin the PB mixture needs to be reallllly hot for it to work. Smashed into a 9x13 pan, then chilled in the freezer before cutting into bars. Wrapped in foil, then plastic baggies,and away they went! That was a week ago, and they already "need" more!

Great Recipe! I cut the sugar in half and used half honey and half corn syrup as others suggested and it is sweet enough.

Made bars exactly as recipe said. Took them to a Mite Hockey (kids ages 7-9)tournament. The kids gobbled them down and parents were happy to have kids have a healthy snack. The kids played harder then they ever have and took 2nd at the State tournament! Maybe these bars were the reason? I did have trouble fitting the whole recipe in the jelly roll pan. I'll try a larger cookie sheet next time or maybe something with higher sides so it doesn't overflow.

This is excellent! My family really liked it. Thank-you! It's very filling. Instead of the cherries & dates I used cranberries, prunes, dried apples & pears. I did not put any of the fruit or seeds in the food processor, I left them whole and just chopped the bigger pieces into the size of raisons. I also added 1/2C. toasted pumpkin seeds. Instead of 1C. rolled oats, I used 2C. of fruit granola and then decreased the rice cereal by 1C. Stirring in the peanut mixture to the dry goodies was difficult I found as it was very stiff and sticky. It fit into a jellyroll pan and didn't crumble when I cut mine. It all stay together nicely. When I tasted it I was very surprised that it didn't have an overly peanutbutter taste and it also has the right amount of sweetness. Thank-you. It's a keeper!

These were incrediblely easy to make and even better to eat. Next time I make these I think I will try and add in some bits of apples for an extra kick.

Followed the recipe as written, except for substituting cranberries for the cherries. Couldn't get it to stick together no matter how hard I packed it - wish I'd added more peanut butter as one reviewer recommended. Anyway, it's a delicious snack! Before packing it into the pan I used, we sprinkled the mixture on top of vanilla yogurt and WOW! Would be great on ice cream, too! This is a versatile little snack. Makes a bunch of dirty dishes, but very tasty and pretty decent nutrition. The whole family, including two little ones, loved it - just wish I could use it like bars. Will definitely try again with more peanut butter next time. Update: Freezes well and sticks together better after frozen!

I loved this! I altered it a bit for my tastes, and what I had around. Instead of apricots and cherrries, I just used cranberries. I used milk chocolate chips, and used half corn syrup/half honey. I also only did about 1/4 C sugar, because I used sweetened protein powder and wheat germ in place of the powdered milk. Unfortunately, I had no almond extract. I altered it quite a bit, but that's the fun of this one! Very adaptable to tastes and what you have on hand. It's great for snacking when you're too busy for a full meal! Play with it and munch! Yummy...

definetely a keeper!

WOW! These are kicked up rice krispie treats. Perfect amounts of all ingredients. Can mix up the driedfruit combos but otherwise don't change a thing. The kids are gobbling them up!!! Thanks for the recipe. What a hit.

This a 10 in my book! I love this recipe! can't say enough how much we love this energy bar. I take it to work with me and munch on it all day and I never get hungery! Kids love it too. Try it you won't regret it!

Very good energy bar, yummy, required cals, easily chewed, no melting chocolate (in pocket), no sugar rush,however, I'm wondering how you fit 15 or so cups of food into a jellyroll pan - I transferred it into a lasagna dish.

I give these five stars but for some reason my kids didn't like as much as I did. I didn;t have cherries or apricots so I didn't add. Nest time I will only use 1/2 the amount of sugar called for just to make a little healthier. Thanks for the recipe!!

Oooh! These are really good! Made them just a bit more healthy by using all bran cereal, honey in place of corn syrup, and cut the white sugar amount in half. I put in a few cups of granola for the bran too! I boiled the peanut butter mixture over the stove and it was having trouble getting to the right consistency, so I added applesauce until it was runny enough to coat the cereal mixture. About 1/2 cup of applesauce worked great. A new favorite! :)

I replaced the 1/2 cup dried apricots and 1/2 cup dried cherries with 1 cup of chopped mixed dried fruit (pears, peaches, apricots, prunes and apples). It was absolutely delicious. All the adults who tried it adored it. The children however weren't so unanimously enthused (too healthy, I guess...).

This is the best recipe for homemade "power bars" I have found on the internet. I did cut out the sugar, but added pre-sweetened protein powder instead of milk powder. I decreased the rice cereal to 6 cups, and changed the peanut butter to almond butter for a healthier bar. These are so much tastier than store bought--super processed ones!!! Thanks for the recipe idea!