Snack: Monkey Cereal Bars

Here's a no-bake bar with something for everyone: walnuts, cocoa, coconut and bananas. Delicious!

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Monkey Cereal Bars

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 (10-oz.) bag marshmallows
2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
6 cups Cocoa Puffs™ Cereal
1 cup coarsely crushed dried banana chips*

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 °F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. On ungreased cookie sheet with sides, bake walnuts at 350 °F. for 5 minutes.
Remove cookie sheet from oven. Stir coconut into walnuts. Return to oven; bake an additional 4 to 6 minutes or until coconut is light golden brown, stirring twice during baking. Set aside to cool.
In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until melted. Stir in cocoa until well blended. Remove from heat.
Stir in cereal, banana chips, toasted walnuts and coconut until evenly coated; pour into sprayed pan. Spread mixture evenly, pressing down slightly. Cool 30 minutes. Cut into bars.

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