Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

Rice Crispy Treats by Jessica Porter
Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

• 4 cups crispy brown rice cereal
• 1 cup brown rice syrup
• 2/3 cup peanut butter (or try almond, cashew, even hazelnut)
• dash of umeboshi vinegar
• dash of vanilla
• optional: chocolate chips, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, roasted almonds, peanuts or cashews

Preparation:
1. Over medium flame, heat up brown rice syrup and peanut butter, vinegar and vanilla, stirring constantly until the mixture is smooth, thinned out and bubbling a little.
2. Pour onto crispy rice cereal in a large bowl and blend well with a wooden spoon.
3. Pour into a pyrex dish (or other pan) and flatten with a wet spatula.
4. Let cool. Slice and serve.

Serves 8

For more easy and awesome healthy recipes and a fun read check out "The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics" by Jessica Porter, which you can find on the sidebar of my blog under "Books I Love."