Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

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 Krispies for Cheerios or any other dry cereal of your choice. You can even get creative and make a mix of different cereals!
• Chocolate chips for 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:

Healthy Nut and Seed Bar Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

The Ultimate Granola Bar

Protein Packed Peanut Butter Brownies

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