Caramel Puffed Rice Bars (GF)

2 cups brown rice puffs (to be blended)

1 cup brown rice puffs (left whole)

1/3 cup dates, chopped

¼ cup dried apricots, chopped

½ cup unsalted peanut butter

1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Place the 2 cups of puffed brown rice in blender and blend until fine powder.  Pour blended price puffs into a mixing bowl and then stir in the 1 cup of whole brown rice puffs and dried fruit.  Set aside.  In a small saucepan, place remaining ingredients, stir regularly with hand whisk and simmer on very low for 4 minutes until caramel is sticky.  You may need to lift saucepan off heat every now and then to stop mixture burning.  Pour hot caramel mixture over dry ingredients, mix quickly with fork then finish mixing with cold, wet hands.  Still with wet hands, press hot mixture into a small, lined dish and firmly flatten. Cool in fridge then cut and serve.  Store in cupboard or fridge.

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