Cereal Snack Bar Recipes
Healthy Cereal Bars are made with fluffy cereal, peanut butter, honey, and chocolate chips. They’re chewy, delicious, and perfect for eating as a grab-and-go morning meal!
I’m not a huge breakfast gal, but I also have a love for chocolate that’s like no other. If I want to stay on my breakfast game and start my day feeling fueled and ready to tackle what life throws at me, having a chocolate breakfast at my disposal is key.
I was tired of the savory egg-based breakfasts and decided to go after what I really wanted – chocolate! I wound up creating these healthy cereal bars that are sort of like granola bars, but better. They don’t contain the gross ingredients present in so many granola bar brands, and they do pretty well when it comes to nutrition!
Ingredient Granola Bars
If you like chocolate, you’ll like these breakfast bars. Eat them as morning fuel or as a snack between meals for a satisfying bite! I like to whip up a batch and keep them in my freezer for enjoying in mornings or whenever a craving hits.
A cereal bar is just what it sounds like. It’s a yummy bar made with cereal and chocolatey ingredients that’s perfect for grabbing as a quick breakfast! It’s essentially a granola bar that’s acceptable to eat first thing in the AM when you’re running out the door. These tasty bars are totally kid friendly, but adults will definitely love them too.
These healthy breakfast bars are made with a handful of yummy, kid (and adult)-approved ingredients. Start with a cereal, and then grab your favorite peanut butter, some honey, and a few other items. Nothing questionable here – you’re going to love everything that’s included!
Easy Cheerios Cereal Bars Recipe (3 Ingredients!)
You’ll need a small list of kitchen tools for this recipe. Grab a large mixing bowl, a sauce pan, a baking dish, and a stirring utensil, and let’s get started!
Healthy cereal bars are a no-bake treat made by melting ingredients on the stove and mixing them with the fluffy cereal. It’s an easy recipe that should require 15 minutes or less of prep time!
Next, add the peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, and salt to a sauce pan. Heat over medium until everything is warmed through, about two minutes.
Quick And Easy No Bake Granola Bars (healthy & Freezer Friendly)
After hearing the words “cereal bar, ” people are often surprised that these don’t contain granola! As it turns out, cereal works quite well when mixed with ingredients like chocolate and coconut oil, much like granola itself. It mixes and binds together to create chewy pull-apart style treats.
Apart from the cereal, another thing that sets this recipe apart is the fact that it’s made with healthier ingredients. Everything was chosen to provide as much nutrition as possible. You’ll see many healthy alternatives to common granola bar ingredients!
Natural peanut butter I keep it as natural as possible with my nut butter, always. Processed versions are filled with chemicals and preservatives, two things I like to stay away from. The more natural, the better!
Homemade Granola Bars {no Bake}
Honey is a wonderful alternative to granulated sugar! It’s perfectly sweet and fulfills my all-natural guidelines. I recommend using this in any baked good that you make!
Like with honey, coconut oil is a direct swap that I use in place of vegetable or canola oil. It is more nutritious and is a better healthy fat option. Plus, it helps give the chocolate in this recipe the perfect consistency!
There may be affiliate links in this post! By purchasing a product I recommend, I may receive a small compensation. However, I only recommend products I absolutely love and use myself. Thank you for supporting Erin Lives Whole, it helps keep this blog afloat 🙂These simple homemade cereal bars are made by mixing chopped nuts, small cereal pieces, and honey into the perfect on-the-go, nutritious breakfast bar to enjoy on busy mornings or just as a snack.
Fruit And Cereal Snack Bars
Snacking happens. It just does. If you're my kid, you're not going to eat candy right before dinner, but you are going to eat in between meals. Let's do it right, then.
When my kids were super little, I was soooo focused on keeping them on a plan for two things: sleeping and eating. They napped in their own beds, and they went to sleep at a very reasonable hour.
And they ate 3 meals and 2 snacks a day. That's it. The snacks were things like fresh fruit, maybe some cheese and crackers.
Crispy Honey Nut Granola Bars
Now my kids are older, and I'm less obsessed with their eating between meals. They play sports, and they're always hungry. At least I can try to get something good into them.
Most cereals are full of extra sugar, and don't satisfy anyone for very long. Not to mention how incredibly expensive breakfast cereals are.
For so many years, I got up extra early and made them eggs for breakfast every single school morning. Whether they liked it or not. Eggs pack so much more bang for your breakfast buck than cereal.
Healthy No Bake Cereal Bars
But sometimes, the cupboards are bare… except for some cereal and milk. So cereal it is. We buy mostly Chex cereals, and I'm glad to have them when we need them.
My personal favorite gluten free cereal is puffed rice. You know, Rice Krispies-style cereal. There are a number of companies that make gluten free puffed rice.
I usually buy Erewhon crisp rice cereal, since it's super simple and good quality. If I can find it on sale, I'll also buy Nature's Path Organic Crispy Rice. Here are 5 brands of GF crisp rice cereal to try, to help you make an informed choice.
Healthy Granola Bars
For on the go breakfasts, and for snacks between meals, these days we do buy a bunch of gluten free energy bars and cereal bars. My kids tend to be divided about which is the “best” gluten free bar.
Some of them taste downright awful to me, like Quest bars, and nobody's going to convince me otherwise. KIND bars come in a million different flavors, and there's usually something for everyone. Many of them really are cereal bars, not just fruit and nut bars.
Luna bars are really more like candy bars, but my oldest can't seem to live without them. She will go for one of my homemade protein bars, though, if I have one to offer. But let's face it: sometimes it's just not possible!
Oats And Dried Fruit Bars
If you're willing to make a batch or two of your own bars, a recipe like this one for gluten free cereal bars can really save the day.It's so easy to swap out one nut for another, or even some of the nuts for some dried fruit.
There are a few rules to follow if you want to makecereal bars that actually hold together, instead of crumbling into a weepy mess in your hands. But you can still customize them in plenty of ways, and even cut back on the honey quite a bit.
If you add a lot of really processed nuts, like salted this and roasted that, you'll pay more for the nuts and you'll be stuck with that flavor profile.
Easy Cereal Bars
You need a thick, sticky sugar to hold these bars together. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup, and you can use as little as 1/2 cup, but don't use less. The bars just won't hold together. Trust me I've tried.
Your nuts must be easy to break, like pecans, cashews and peanuts. If you want to use other nuts, like almonds, buy them slivered or sliced. I've used whole or chopped almonds, and they are just too large to hold together in the bar without using a metric ton of honey.
And remember, if you're going to ruin my kid's appetite for a meal, you'd better really ruin it. Like, don't send them back to me feeling a little hungry. A kid who is a little hungry is going to be really picky. And nobody enjoys that experience.These no bake cereal bars are the perfect combo of chewy and crunchy. They hold together well so they’re portable and make a delicious, healthy whole-grain snack!
Lucky Charms Granola Bars Recipe
Like trail mix in bar form, these cereal bars are packed with nutrient-dense superfood seeds, cereal with whole grain and dried fruit. They’re held together with a blend of almond butter and honey so they’re nutty, sweet and perfectly chewy with a little crunch from the cereal.
Plus, they’re so quick and easy to make. I’ve already made two batches in the past couple of weeks and I can easily see them becoming a weekly staple around here. Isaac loves snacking on them while out and about and they’ve quickly become a daily afternoon snack for me.
It’s fair to say that not all cereal bars are healthy… there are some store-bought versions that are basically candy. But my version is definitely healthy! They’re packed with fiber, healthy fats and protein thanks to the seeds, oats and nut butter. These bars are only sweetened with honey so they’re much healthier than cereal bars you’d find in the grocery store that are typically loaded with added sugars and oil.
The Perfect Soft Granola Bars (gluten Free & Vegan) • One Lovely Life
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