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While cheerios recipes may be hard to find, this one will stay in your rotation and you’ll be making it over and over again. It’s a Cheerio Recipe – There aren’t many ways to use cheerios in anything other than a breakfast bowl.But these Cheerio treats are better for you, less expensive, and tastier with the flavors of real peanut butter and honey.

Pre-packaged cereal bars are convenient, sure. These are also an amazing sweet snack in the afternoon or for an after dinner treat. Kids love these, and you’ll love them too because they are a healthy and affordable alternative to store-bought granola bars. I don’t know about you, but we have many mornings like that around here! They are a great grab and go breakfast for those busy mornings when you don’t even have time to sit down for a bowl of cereal. Sure, you can use a different variety of Cheerios, or other cereals that work well for peanut butter bars are plain Special K, Reese’s Puffs, Honey Bunches of Oats, or Coco Pebbles. Obviously these will all yield a different flavor, but some fun ways to mix these up. Silicon Spatula: This works the best for combining the bars, and is easy to clean! FAQS Also, I recommend using a 8×8 or 9×9 inch pan for the perfect thickness. If they aren’t completely set they will fall apart, and peanut butter will get all over your hands. They will still taste incredible, but be warned about the messy fingers.īaking Pan: I like using glass or porcelain because the bars are east to get out. This helps the mixture from not sticking to the pan and everything combines better.Ĭhill Time: Make sure you let the cheerio bars fully set until you eat them. Oil Tip: I like to add a bit of oil (plain Olive Oil works well) in with my peanut butter and honey when heating it up. Once set, you can store the leftover cereal bars at room temperature for up to 4 days. After that you can put them in the fridge in an airtight container to extend the shelf life to 1 week.

Cover and place the peanut butter cereal bars in the fridge for at least an hour, or until completely set.

I like to press mine down to ensure everything sticks together.

Once combined, pour/scoop the cereal mix in a greased 8×8 or 9×9 inch baking pan and spread into and even layer.

Stir everything until well combined and make sure all of the cereal is coated.

Once warm, combined and just beginning to bubble remove from heat.

Stir the honey and peanut butter and heat over low heat.

Optional: add in a teaspoon of Olive Oil as well the help the mixture stick less.

Add the measured peanut butter to the sauce sauce pan as the honey.

Measure out and add the honey to a medium size sauce pan.

Versatile: Great for an Afternoon Snack or Quick Breakfast INSTRUCTIONS

The favorite in my house is creamy peanut butter, but a creamy almond butter or cashew butter could be substituted in if you wish. The overall flavor will change, but the bars will still hold together well. If you want to make these vegan, you can use maple syrup or agave nectar.