No Bake Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
When it comes to quick and delicious treats, few things can beat the simplicity and satisfaction of No Bake Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars. These bars are a delightful combination of sweet and salty, with a chewy texture that makes them hard to resist. They are perfect for a quick snack, an after-school treat for the…
Servings: 20 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cupwhite sugar
- 1 1/4 cupslight corn syrup
- 1 cuppeanut butter
- 2 teaspoonvanilla
- 1 cuppeanuts
- 6 cupsCheerios
Instructions
Instructions
- Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan combine the white sugar and light corn syrup. Heat over medium, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the peanut butter and vanilla, and stir until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the Cheerios and peanuts.
- Pour the warm peanut butter mixture over the Cheerios and peanuts. Stir immediately until the cereal and peanuts are evenly coated.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared 9×13-inch pan. Use a spatula or the back of a spoon (or a piece of wax paper) to press the mixture evenly and firmly into the pan.
- Let the mixture cool and set at room temperature until firm. Once set, cut into bars.
Notes
Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars with Chocolate:You can mix in some chocolate chips or drizzle the bars with melted chocolate. Semi-sweet, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate would be great. Or try some white chocolate!
Add SomeSprinkles:Mix in or sprinkle some fun sprinkles over the top!
Mix InReese’s Pieces:Stir some peanut butter candy into the mixture to add a fun treat in every bite.
Other Candy:Or, mix in chopped peanut butter cups or M&Ms!
Use a large mixing bowl to make it easy to mix the cereal with the peanut butter mixture.
Don’t forget to grease the pan! This will ensure your bars don’t stick when you try to remove them. To make it even easier, line the pan with parchment paper and use it to lift the bars out in one piece to make it easy to slice them.
Be sure to store them in an airtight container – If the cheerio bars are exposed to air they will dry out and not be soft and chewy.
Add SomeSprinkles:Mix in or sprinkle some fun sprinkles over the top!
Mix InReese’s Pieces:Stir some peanut butter candy into the mixture to add a fun treat in every bite.
Other Candy:Or, mix in chopped peanut butter cups or M&Ms!
Use a large mixing bowl to make it easy to mix the cereal with the peanut butter mixture.
Don’t forget to grease the pan! This will ensure your bars don’t stick when you try to remove them. To make it even easier, line the pan with parchment paper and use it to lift the bars out in one piece to make it easy to slice them.
Be sure to store them in an airtight container – If the cheerio bars are exposed to air they will dry out and not be soft and chewy.