Chocolate Crunch (cooking Light)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup oven-toasted crispy rice cereal (such as rice krispies)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (60 to 70% cocoa)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 3oo degrees.
• 2 cover a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. coat parchment paper with cooking spray.
• 3 combine oats, rice cereal, brown sugar, chopped pecans, salt and ground cinnamon in a large bowl.
• 4 combine honey and canola oil in a small saucepan over low heat; cook 2 minutes or until warm. remove from heat. add vanilla and chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. pour chocolate mixture over oat mixture. lightly coat hands with cooking spray. gently mix chocolate mixture and oat mixture until combined. spread oat mixture onto prepared jelly-roll pan. bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes. cool completely on pan; stir in cranberries.