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Four ingredient peanut butter cheerio bars are the perfect easy hand held snack for the week. Nutritious, fool proof and addictive. These are the ultimate family treat with a great crunch but also soft and melt in your mouth. They have the perfect sweetness and nutty peanut butter flavor in every bite.
These cheerio bars are husband approved, I pack them for his lunch quite often and he’s a huge fan! These bars are great for a snack or a healthier dessert option. They are made with real food ingredients, no processed sugars since we use honey to sweeten them up and you can add in extras to customize them if you’d like! I enjoy M&M’s or peanuts mixed in.
Ingredients Needed
All other ingredients and measurements can be found in the recipe card towards the bottom of this post.
- Cheerios. I love to use honey nut, plain (If you want to cut back on sugar) or peanut butter flavored cheerios. You can of course use a store brand name in place of the cheerio brand! You can also use fruity pebbles, cocoa puffs and more.
- Peanut Butter. Creamy is my favorite for this recipe. I typically use a natural peanut because the ingredients are cleaner and it spreads easier.
- Honey. Any honey will do, this is used to sweeten the bars and to hold everything together. I tried doing this with maple syrup and it did not work or hold together well.
- Salt. Just a little sprinkle of salt, mainly if your peanut butter is unsalted.
- Avocado Oil. This is really only to help keep the peanut butter sticking to the sauce pot when you combine the ingredients. Olive oil will also work.
Steps To Make
Ready to make these peanut butter cheerio bars? Let me walk you through the recipe. For your convenience, there is a full ingredient list and detailed instructions in the printable recipe card below.
- Step One. Add honey, oil and peanut butter to a medium size sauce pan. Stir the mixture over low heat. Once the mix is warm, and just beginning to bubble a small bit remove it from heat.
- Step Two. Pour in cheerios (or any cereal) and mix well with a spatula. In a parchment lined 7×7 or similar size dish, firmly press the cereal mix down into the dish. The smaller the dish the thicker the bars, if it’s a bigger dish they will just be slightly thinner. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Step Three. Once they are chilled and sticking together firmly, pop them out of the dish and slice into bars. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Use any cereal you love! Fruit loops, or cocoa puffs will also work great.
- Add ins. You can add in m&ms or chopped peanuts, even mini chocolate chips make a great add!
- Almond butter will also work well. If you need to change it up for allergies.
- Do not burn the peanut butter. It just needs to warm up enough to mix well with the honey.
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Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
Equipment
- medium sized sauce pan
- 7×7 baking dish or similar size
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter, well stirred
- ½ cup honey
- 3½ cup s cheerios , *see notes
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp avocado oil
Instructions
- Add honey, oil and peanut butter to a medium size sauce pan. Stir the mixture over low heat. Once the mix is warm, and just beginning to bubble a small bit remove it from heat.
- Pour in cheerios (or any cereal) and mix well with a spatula. In a parchment lined 7×7 or similar size dish, firmly press the cereal mix down into the dish. The smaller the dish the thicker the bars, if it's a bigger dish they will just be slightly thinner. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Once they are chilled and sticking together firmly, pop them out of the dish and slice into bars. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use any cereal you love! Fruit loops, or cocoa puffs will also work great.
- Add ins. You can add in m&ms or chopped peanuts, even mini chocolate chips make a great add!
- Almond butter will also work well. If you need to change it up for allergies.
- Do not burn the peanut butter. It just needs to warm up enough to mix well with the honey.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What a perfect on the go breakfast bar or even can be used as a pre workout energy boost. So delicious and easy to make. My kids love them too!
These are so good, I made them for my work week and drizzled a little chocolate over them. A great sweet treat snack
Aw thank you greatly for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed.