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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars

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Peanut butter cheerio bars pressed into a square prepared pan with a rubber spatula.
Peanut butter cheerio bars are a great no bake afternoon snack made with a few simple ingredients. This easy recipe is gluten free, dairy free, and easy to customize.
Author: Lindsey Jenkins
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 9 bars

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • Grease an 8x8 baking dish with coconut oil or cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Add the peanut butter and honey to a large pot over medium heat. Stir until the mixture is thoroughly combined and warmed through (it only takes a minute). Remove from the heat and stir in the crispy cereal until just combined.
  • Use a rubber spatula to press mixture into the prepared pan. Let the peanut butter treats chill for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
  • Run an offset spatula or butter knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the peanut butter bars until they come out. Transfer the block to a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut into your desired number of squares.

Notes

See the blog post for storage tips and photos.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

No honey? - use maple syrup instead.
No peanut butter? - sub almond butter or cashew butter instead.
No plain Cheerios? - use a different cereal such as Honey Nut Cheerios, Rice Chex, Rice Krispies, etc.
Make it nut-free - use tahini or sunflower seed butter instead for a school snack.
Make it gluten-free - many brands use wheat starch in their cheerios. The General Mills cheerios and Nature's Path Organic's Whole O's are both gluten free.
Add-ins - mini chocolate chips, a chopped dark chocolate bar, melted chocolate on top of the bars, mini marshmallows, flaky sea salt, coconut flakes, freeze-dried fruit, etc.