Cereal Bars – Simple 3 Ingredient Recipe!

Make these do-it-yourself straightforward cereal bars as a fast and wholesome breakfast or snack recipe the entire household will love!

The very best half? You solely want 3 elements for the recipe!

Severely, these moveable chewy cereal bars couldn’t be simpler to make from scratch and will be personalized for limitless scrumptious taste concepts.

Pack the healthful bars into a faculty lunch field, take them for breakfast on the go, or seize one as a fiber packed afternoon wholesome snack. It’s at all times a very good time to eat these cereal bars, with no bowl or spoon required!

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Above, watch the step-by-step cereal bar recipe video

Selfmade cereal bar flavors

Chocolate cereal bars: Add one fourth cup of cocoa powder and two and a half teaspoons of pure vanilla extract. Dip completed bars in melted chocolate.

Nutella snack bars: Make the chocolate model of the recipe above, and substitute an equal quantity of retailer purchased or Selfmade Nutella for the nut butter.

Cookie dough bars: Use cashew butter, and add half a cup of mini chocolate chips and two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract earlier than stirring all the things collectively.

Strawberry cereal bars: Stir a 3rd cup of freeze dried strawberries in with the cereal. Drizzle the bars with melted Coconut Butter or white chocolate chips if desired.

Peanut butter cereal bars: Use clean or crunchy peanut butter, and stir in an elective third cup of crushed peanuts or peanut butter chips as nicely.

Marshmallow bars: Reduce up half a cup of mini marshmallows or vegan mini marshmallows. Stir these into the combination with the cereal.

Different cereal bar flavors you may make embrace snickerdoodle, birthday cake batter, frosted lemon, caramel, chocolate peppermint, raspberry, or pumpkin pie. Or strive Oreo cookies and cream, vanilla bean, maple and brown sugar, crispy coconut, or s’mores.

As you possibly can see, the flavour prospects are infinite!

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The very best cereal bar elements

Right here’s what it’s essential to make the simple breakfast recipe: dry cereal of selection, liquid sweetener, nut or seed butter, and elective salt and protein powder.

Agave, honey, or brown rice syrup all do nicely on this recipe. Use the agave or brown rice syrup choices as a substitute of honey if serving the bars to vegan visitors.

Pure maple syrup is a thinner sweetener. It could actually nonetheless work for those who add extra peanut butter to make up the distinction in thickness so the bars will nonetheless maintain collectively.

Be happy to make use of your favourite nut butter. I like peanut butter cereal bars, however almond butter, cashew butter, macadamia butter, or nut free sunbutter additionally work.

*For a low calorie possibility, you possibly can technically minimize the nut butter again to half a cup if desired. The bars might be effective for those who retailer them within the freezer however are way more delicate and won’t maintain collectively as nicely at room temperature.

What sort of cereal do you employ for 3 ingredient cereal bars?

Select a cereal with small flakes or shapes, similar to Cheerios, Fruit Loops, or Rice Krispies. Vegans ought to search for pure model alternate options to Kellogg’s or Basic Mills cereals, which frequently comprise Vitamin D3.

Bars made with Cheerios, or an analogous form cereal, could have round 160 energy every.

I’ve not tried Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, Frosted Flakes, Particular Okay, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Fruity Pebbles, Fortunate Charms, or their vegan counterparts.

For those who experiment with any cereal not talked about above, or with a grain free keto cereal, report again and tell us your outcomes!

make breakfast cereal bars

Begin by lining an eight inch pan with wax paper or parchment paper.

In case your nut butter will not be already tender and simply stir-able, gently warmth it within the microwave or on the stovetop till it may be stirred simply.

Stir all the cereal bar elements in a big mixing bowl till evenly blended. Switch the cereal combine to the ready pan. Place a second sheet of parchment paper excessive, and press the combination evenly into the pan.

(Remember to press the combination down very laborious, as a result of this retains the cereal bars from falling aside after chopping them later.)

Take away the second sheet of parchment if you want. Refrigerate or freeze the do-it-yourself cereal bars till agency sufficient to slice into bars.

Cowl leftovers, and retailer both within the fridge or on the countertop in a cool, dry place. Leftover bars can be frozen.

The recipe was tailored from these do-it-yourself 4 ingredient Protein Bars and from my Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats and Strawberry Oatmeal Bars.

make milk and cereal bars

For those who grew up as a fan of these packaged grab-and-go milk and cereal bars, listed below are 3 ways you possibly can obtain an analogous look and taste at residence.

The primary possibility is to pour half a cup of melted coconut butter or white chocolate chips excessive of the bars earlier than slicing. Chill to set the coating.

For a more healthy milk and cereal bar coating, stir two thirds cup of Greek yogurt with two tablespoons of melted coconut oil or butter and three cups of powdered sugar or powdered erythritol. Let it sit till thick, then unfold over the pan and chill.

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