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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Food Hacks

    Puffed Peanut Butter Cereal Snack Bars

    Published: Jul 5, 2017 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Low-sugar peanut butter puffed cereal gives these easy snack bars a fun look and really pop when you chew them! With peanut butter in them too, they’re double peanut-y — though you can use any other kind of puffed cereal (we used Nature’s Path Panda Puffs), like puffed rice. Taking minutes to make, these are no-bake; you just have to have some patience as they set up in the fridge (or you can speed things up by placing in the freezer).

    Makes: 9 or 12 squares

    • ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • ⅓ cup raisins or cranberries
    • ¼ cup sesame or hemp seeds
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • 3 cups all-natural, low-sugar peanut butter puffed cereal

    1  Line an 8- by 8-inch or 9- by 9-inch pan with parchment, allow it to overlap the sides.

    2  Place the chocolate chips in a large microwavable bowl. Microwave on high for a minute; stir, then place back in the microwave for another minute.

    3  Add the peanut butter, raisins or cranberries, seeds, cinnamon in the bowl with the melted chocolate chips and stir up until everything is fairly mixed; don’t overdo it, as this has to go quickly.

    4  Stir in 1 cup of the cereal at a time, stirring in quickly.

    5  Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and pat in evenly with the help of a firm spatula. Top with more of the cereal and a few more raisins and cranberries if you’d like — it will look a lot prettier! Pat them in gently with the spatula.

    6  Refrigerate until firm (at least an hour) or freeze for about 30 minutes. Makes sure it’s really firm before attempting the next step.

    7  Lift the entire thing out of the pan by grabbing a couple sides of the parchment. Place on a cutting board and cut into 9 or 12 pieces using a good sharp knife, like a serrated bread knife. Return any uneaten portion to the pan; then cover and refrigerate.

    Peanut butter puff cereal bars

    Photos: Evan Atlas

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    1. Lori says

      July 09, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      Yummy

    2. Lori says

      July 09, 2017 at 8:27 pm

      Yummy.... I used WOW Butter and rice Krispies since I have a child allergic to peanuts and tree-nuts

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