Toddler Meal: Healthy Brown Rice Crispy Treats

on August 6, 2009 at 7:01 AM

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Here's the perfect after-school snack -- high in protein, low on artificial sugars and sweeteners: Brown Rice Crispy Treats from Weelicious. The ones you buy are often loaded with high fructose corn syrup and other stuff you'd probably prefer your tot not have.

You can watch the video for making Brown Rice Crispy Treats, or I've written down the recipe after the jump ...

Brown Rice Crispy Treats (from Weelicious)

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 5 minutes

You'll need:

3 cups of brown rice crisp cereal

1/3 cup almond butter

1/3 cup peanut butter

2/3 cup rice syrup (in gourmet shops or order online from amazon for $6)

Make it:

1. Combine two butters and rice syrup in pot; bring to a boil and mix till hot and creamy.

2. Pour into a bowl.

3. Add rice crispies to the mixture; stir until all crispies are coated.

4. Press mixture into a greased 8x8 baking pan; let sit and cool for 5 minutes.

5. Slice and serve!

Check back next Thursday for another great recipe. Got a favorite toddler friendly meal or snack of your own to share with other idea-strapped mamas? Let me know about it and I may feature it here.

Past Toddler Meals:

Easy Tuna Casserole

4 Smoothies for Picky Eaters

Chicken Georgia

Mini ham and cheese calzones

Penne with Spinach Sauce

Soft Wraps Idea

Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes

Breakfast Pizza

Peanut Noodles and Broccoli

Savory Cheddar Bread

Whatever's-in-the-Fridge Smoothies

Israeli Couscous Salad

Oscar's Gross Green Popsicles

Turkey Burgers with Sneaky Veggies

Red Noodles from the Hillbilly Housewife

Confetti Potatoes

Mini Meatloaves

Alex Guarnaschelli's Homemade Granola

Happy Face Baked Pancakes

Yogurt Fruit Salad

Fruit Salsa With Cinnamon Crisps

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

Cinnamon Raisin Roll-Ups

Hot Dogs with Mashed Potatoes

Leftover Baby Food Idea

About the author Cynthia Dermody

is The Stir's Managing Editor who has trophies in her home for her skills at the Irish Jig. She makes cupcakes with as many fattening ingredients as possible, doesn't comb her hair for months at a time, and was probably a faerie in a former life.

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Comments (3)

aurorabunny

on Aug 6, 2009 at 11:13 AM

I have that same brown rice syrup sitting in my kitchen right now, you can get it at Whole Foods too. I will have to try this recipe.

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JPsMommy605

on Aug 6, 2009 at 11:03 PM

I have some brown rice syrup too...hmmm...I need to pick up some more peanut butter this weekend, might as well get the almond butter too and try this recipe...that and a little crisp brown rice cereal, and this sounds yummy! I'll just need to figure out the calories on these before I can track eating them...with just me and my son, I know I'll be eating the bulk of them!

beanielips

on Aug 9, 2009 at 5:39 PM

That sounds great.... how in the heck do I miss all of Lundberg's roducts given the stinking farm is only 30 minutes from my house. I am going to need to stop there next time I am passing through and see if they have it there. This sounds soooo yummy!