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Title: Crispy Rice and Sesame Bars
Categories: Miamiherald, Desserts
Yield: 20 2" bars

Vegetable oil spray
1/2 c Sesame seeds
6 tb Butter or margarine
2 tb Honey
8 oz Plain halvah; coarsely chop
4 c Crisp rice cereal

Line an 8-by 10- inch pan with aluminum foil, and coat tightly with
vegetable oil spray. In a dry skillet, toast the sesame seeds over
medium-low heat stirring constantly until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Set
aside. In a large heavy saucepan, melt the buttter over medium-low heat.
Add the honey and chopped halvah. Stir constantly until the halvah is
completely melted and mixture has begun to bubble. (Don't let it brown or
burn) Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the rice cereal and toasted
sesame seeds. Press firmly into the prepared pan, and set aside to cool for
about 30 minutes. Cut into 2-inch bars.

Nutritional info per serving: 101 cal; 1g pro, 8g carb, 7g fat (61%)

Source: adapted from Barr Cookies A to Z by Marie Simmons Miami Herald,
2/15/96 format by Lisa Crawford, 7/7/96
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #190

Date: 08 Jul 96 00:41:52 EDT

From: "Lisabeth Crawford (Pooh)" <104105.1416@CompuServe.COM>