No-Bake Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

Crispy, crunchy no bake peanut butter cereal bars are simple to prepare with just 6 ingredients. A delicious treat that you can prep ahead.

While baking is a great stress reliever, sometimes you just don't want to turn on the oven. Enter the no bake treats: granola bars, energy bites and more.

These no bake peanut butter cereal bars are definitely more a 'dessert' than a 'snack'. With peanut butter, Rice Krispies, and Corn Flakes mixed together with brown sugar and corn syrup and drizzled in a crunchy chocolate layer.

Simple to prepare for delicious treats through the week!

Ingredients you'll need

Prepping the bars

Start by lining a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with foil (grease with spray oil) or parchment paper and set it aside. This step is essential as it helps you get the bars out of the pan after cooling.

Next, combine the peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in a pot and heat gently, stirring until they are completely combined. Stir in the cereal, then scrape the mixture into the pan, pressing firmly with a spatula to flatten.

The chocolate layer

To avoid scorching the chocolate, I advise melting in a double boiler rather than in the microwave. If you've never done this before, here's a video that shows you exactly how to do. it.

If you need to melt the chocolate in the microwave, heat in 10 second increments only, stirring in between. Go slowly.

Once chocolate is melted and smooth, pour it over the peanut butter cereal base and smooth the top with a spatula.

Recipe tips

• chill peanut butter cereal bars in the fridge for at least 1 hour to set
• cut into 20 bars, or as many as you'd like
• store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days
• add 1 teaspoon of shortening or coconut oil to the chocolate if you want it to be slightly soft to bite into

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• Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
• Lemon Meringue Pie Bites
• Cream Cheese Swirl Blackberry Coffee Cake
• Strawberry Shortcakes
• Healthy Lemon Blueberry Bread

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No Bake Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

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Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

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Crispy, crunchy no bake peanut butter cereal bars are simple to prepare with just 6 ingredients. A delicious treat that you can prep ahead.

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Ingredients

Bars

• ▢ 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
• ▢ ½ cup brown sugar (dark or light)
• ▢ ½ cup corn syrup (light)
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Rice Krispies
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Corn Flakes

Chocolate Topping

• ▢ 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions 

Bars

• Line a 9x9 inch pan with foil and spray with oil to coat.
• In a large pot, heat peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture is completely combined and slightly melted.
• Stir in the cereal until completely coated with peanut butter mixture.
• Press firmly into the prepared pan.

Chocolate Topping

• Melt chocolate in a double boiler (or microwave if you can manage it), until completely smooth.
• Spread evenly over the peanut butter crunch bars, being extremely gentle if bars are still slightly warm.
• Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour, before slicing into 20 bars.

Tips:

Add 1 teaspoon of shortening or coconut oil to the chocolate if you want it to be slightly soft to bite into.

Storage

• store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days

 

 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1bar (1/20 of batch), Calories: 182kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 99mg, Potassium: 97mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 19g, Vitamin A: 197IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 22mg, Iron: 2mg

Author: Denise Bustard

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Recipe adapted from BHG