Chocolate Fruit Crispies

Easy, no-bake chocolate crispy rice cereal bars with raisins and dried apricots.

Recipe Ingredients:

6 cups crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
1 (10-ounce) bag large marshmallows (about 40)
1/2 cup (3-ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons milk
Vegetable cooking spray

Cooking Directions:

1. Coat a 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
2. Combine cereal, raisins and apricots in large bowl; set aside.
3. Combine marshmallows, chocolate chips and milk in 2-quart saucepan. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, about 10 minutes or until melted. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.
4. Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan. Press down firmly using fingers coated with cooking spray. Cover and chill until firm. Cut into squares.

Makes 24 squares.

Recipe provided courtesy of the USA Rice Federation.