These Peanut Butter Cereal Bars are the easiest bars ever! with only 5 simple ingredients, and no bake, you can make these in less than 20 minutes.
They are sweet and salty, with crunchy cereal and creamy peanut butter, and way better than store-bought granola bars.
Why you’ll love these Peanut Butter Bars
They’re super easy to make, for every baking skill level
They use only 5 ingredients
There’s no oven involved!
They taste A-MA-ZING! perfect for every peanut butter lover out there
It’s the perfect school snack
Perfect for the whole family, these are perfect for kids and adults alike
Ingredients you’ll need for these Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
These bars need 5 basic ingredients, found in any grocery store:
Cheerios. Plain Cheerios, no sugar added
Peanut Butter Chips. These will add in on the peanut butter flavor
Peanut Butter. Will help glue all of the ingredients together and give flavor to the bars. I used smooth peanut butter, but feel free to use crunchy peanut butter if you like
Light Corn Syrup. To sweeten the bars and to keep all of the ingredients together
Salt. To enhance all of the flavors
How to make this Cereal Bar recipe
Line bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, and spray the sides with cooking spray. (You can also use an 8-inch pan instead)
Mix the cereal and peanut butter chips in a large bowl and set aside.
Over a medium sized sauce pan, mix the peanut butter, light corn syrup and salt. Heat on medium heat until mixture just starts to simmer, around 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir until smooth and lightly cooled, but still creamy enough to mix with the cereal.
Pour the peanut butter mixture on top of the cereal mixture and stir until everything is well coated. Using a small piece of baking sheet, press mixture in an even layer on your prepared square pan as tightly as possible. You can also use the back of a spoon to do it.
Refrigerate for 1 hour until set. Remove from the pan and cut in 9 equally sized squares and enjoy!
Substitutions and Add-ins for these No bake Peanut Butter Cereal bars
If you want to make this recipe again, but with a different flavor, choose one (or more!) of your favorite add-ins below and substitute using the same quantities.
Rice Krispiesfor Cheerios or any other dry cereal of your choice. You can even get creative and make a mix of different cereals!
Chocolate chipsfor Peanut Butter Chips. Note: your bars could turn a darker color due to the chocolate melting when the corn syrup mixture is added
Melted Chocolate to drizzle on top of the bars
Honey instead of light corn syrup for a healthier version
Sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter, and sunflower seeds instead of peanut butter chocolate chips
Almond butter instead of peanut butter, and chopped almonds instead of peanut butter chips
How to store these no bake bars
Store these in an airtight container at room temperature and away from any heat sources for up to 4 days. After that you can refrigerate these to extend their shelf life to 1 week
Can I freeze these delicious bars?
Yes! you can freeze these homemade cereal bars in an airtight container, with a sheet of parchment paper in between each layer.
Let them thaw uncovered at room temperature before serving.
Take a look at this Peanut Butter Cereal Bars Recipe video to see how these come together in just minutes! and take a look at the links below to see some more similar recipes:
These Peanut Butter Cereal Bars are the easiest bars ever! with only 5 simple ingredients, and no bake, you can make these in less than 20 minutes.They are sweet and salty, with crunchy cereal and creamy peanut butter, and way better than store-bought granola bars.
Prep Time15mins
Fridge time1hr
Total Time1hr15mins
Course: Brownies and Bars
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Maria Corcuera, no churn coffee liqueur brownie ice cream sweet fix baker, peanut butter and cereal, Peanut Butter cereal bars, Peanut butter cereal bars recipe, peanut butter cereal treats
Servings: 9squares
Author: Maria Corcuera
Equipment
1 9×9 square baking pan
Ingredients
4CupsCheeriosPlain
1CupPeanut Butter chips
1Cuppeanut buttersmooth
1/2Cuplight corn syrup
1/2teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Line bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, and spray the sides with cooking spray. (You can also use an 8-inch pan instead)
Mix the cereal and peanut butter chips in a large bowl and set aside.
4 Cups Cheerios, 1 Cup Peanut Butter chips
Over a medium sized sauce pan, mix the peanut butter, light corn syrup and salt. Heat on medium heat until mixture just starts to simmer, around 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir until smooth and lightly cooled, but still creamy enough to mix with the cereal.
1 Cup peanut butter, 1/2 Cup light corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pour the peanut butter mixture on top of the cereal mixture and stir until everything is well coated. Using a small piece of baking sheet, press mixture in an even layer on your prepared square pan as tightly as possible. You can also use the back of a spoon to do it.Refrigerate for 1 hour until set. Remove from the pan and cut in 9 equally sized squares and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Here are some substitutions and Add-ins:
Cheerios for Rice Krispies or any other dry cereal of your choice. You can even get creative and make a mix of different cereals!
Peanut Butter chips for chocolate chips of your choice. Note: your bars could turn a darker color due to the chocolate melting when the corn syrup mixture is added
Melted Chocolate to drizzle on top of the bars
Honey instead of light corn syrup for a healthier version
Sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter, and sunflower seeds instead of peanut butter chocolate chips
Almond butter instead of peanut butter, and chopped almonds instead of peanut butter chips
2 Comments
Is it good if it is topped with caramel?
I don’t see why it shouldn’t!