Title: Chocolate-Bran Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 Servings

6 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped
2 tb Butter
1 tb Molasses
2/3 c Dried apricots; chopped
1/3 c Pitted prunes; chopped
3 c Bran flake cereal

Grease a shallow 11" x 7" baking pan with butter; line bottom with
parchment or waxed paper. Melt chocolate, butter and molasses together in
a bowl placed over a pan of gently simmering water. Remove from heat. Add
apricots, prunes and cereal to chocolate mixture; mix thoroughly. Spread in
prepared pan, smoothing top with back of spoon. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or
until firmly set. Loosen mixture from pan by running the tip of a knife
around the inside edges of pan. Turn out onto a board and remove paper;
turn mixture over. Cut in 24 pieces. Arrange bars neatly on a serving dish
or store in an airtight container in a cool place for 2 to 3 days. Source:
"The Book of Cookies" by Pat Alburey. HP Books.

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