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Chocolate Peanut-Bears

These adorable little bears are exceptionally great for kids instead of less nutritious sandwich cookies. You can make plenty ahead of time and store them in an airtight plastic container for whenever they (or you) need a snack in seconds.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 (6-sandwich) serving

Ingredients

12 chocolate Teddy Grahams Graham Snacks
1 1/2 teaspoons all-natural creamy peanut butter

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Arrange 6 of the bears, flat sides up, on a small plate. Spread the peanut butter evenly among them. Top them with the remaining bears, flat sides down.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 118

    Step 3

    Protein: 3g

    Step 4

    Carbohydrates: 13g

    Step 5

    Fat: 6g

    Step 6

    Saturated Fat: 1g

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 8

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 93mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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