Description
These Homemade Cereal Bars are a delicious and wholesome snack that you can easily make at home. Packed with crispy rice cereal, oats, honey, and peanut butter, these no-bake bars are a perfect combination of sweet and nutty flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1½ cups rolled oats
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional:
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Pan: Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the crispy rice cereal and rolled oats.
- Prepare Wet Mixture: In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix honey, peanut butter, brown sugar, and salt until smooth. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract.
- Combine and Cool: Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients, mix well. Let cool slightly.
- Add Optional Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in chocolate chips if desired.
- Press into Pan: Press the mixture firmly into the prepared pan.
- Chill and Cut: Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into bars. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Substitute peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for allergies.
- Enhance with chopped nuts or dried fruit for variety.
- For a vegan option, use maple syrup instead of honey and vegan chocolate.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake, Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
