Three Ingredient Cereal Bars

 
 

(Courtesy of Chocolate Covered Katie)

Make these homemade cereal bars as a quick and healthy breakfast or snack recipe the whole family will love! These portable chewy cereal bars could not be easier to make from scratch and can be customized for unlimited delicious flavor ideas.

You Need:

  • 3 cups cereal of choice (cereal with small shapes/flakes work best like Cheerios or Rice Krispies)

  • 2/3 cup peanut butter or nut/seed butter of choice

  • 1/2 cup agave, honey, or brown rice syrup

  • Optional freeze dried fruit 

  • Optional coconut butter or white chocolate chips for melting over the top of the bars before slicing. Chill to set the coating.

To Make:

  1. Line an 8-inch pan with wax or parchment paper (or double the recipe for a 9×13-inch pan). If needed, gently warm nut butter until easily stirrable. 

  2. Stir all ingredients in a large bowl. 

  3. Pour the cereal mixture into the pan. 

  4. Place a second sheet of parchment over top, and press the cereal down firmly into the pan. Press down very firmly, because this keeps the cereal bars from falling apart after cutting later. 

  5. Freeze for a half hour or until firm enough to slice into bars. 

  6. Cover leftovers. Store in the refrigerator or freezer or on the counter in a cool, dry place.

    Additional homemade cereal bar flavors:

    Chocolate cereal bars: Add one fourth cup of cocoa powder and two and a half teaspoons of pure vanilla extract. Dip finished bars in melted chocolate.

    Nutella snack bars: Make the chocolate version of the recipe above, and substitute an equal amount of Nutella for the nut butter. 

    Cookie dough bars: Use cashew butter, and add half a cup of mini chocolate chips and two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract before stirring everything together. 

    Strawberry cereal bars: Stir a third cup of freeze dried strawberries in with the cereal. Drizzle the bars with melted Coconut Butter or white chocolate chips if desired.

    Peanut butter cereal bars: Use smooth or crunchy peanut butter, and stir in an optional third cup of crushed peanuts or peanut butter chips as well.

    Marshmallow bars: Cut up half a cup of mini marshmallows or vegan mini marshmallows. Stir these into the mix with the cereal.

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