Peanut Butter Cheerios Breakfast Bars

Starting your family’s day off right with a breakfast full of protein is very important to their success at work and school. But what do you do if you have a picky little eater? It’s often hard to get those picky eaters to eat anything that’s good for them so disguising protein and fiber in their morning meal is often necessary. These Peanut Butter Cheerios Breakfast Bars are perfect because they’re easy to make and they have just enough sweetness that your little ones will think that you’re giving them a treat in the mornings and you’ll feel great that you’re gearing them up for a successful day.

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Author: Christy from Insanity Is Not An Option

Recipe type: Breakfast

Ingredients

3½ cups Honey Nut Cheerios
1½ cups creamy peanut butter
¼ cup no salt butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅓ cup light corn syrup
2 cups peanut butter chips

Instructions

Place Cheerios in a large bowl.
Line an 8×8 glass baking dish with waxed paper.
In a medium pan, combine peanut butter, corn syrup, and butter, and heat over low heat until melted, stirring regularly.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract then pour over the Cheerios and mix well.
Place the Cheerios mixture in the prepared pan and press to flatten.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sprinkle peanut butter chips over the bars and bake in the oven for 3-5 minutes until the chips look spreadable.
Remove from oven and spread melted chips evenly with a spoon like a frosting.
Chill covered on the countertop for 4 hours.
Remove from pan and cut into bars.
Store uneaten bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator to be enjoyed throughout the week.

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Comments

Vickie says

October 28, 2015 at 5:09 pm

Is there a label for fat and calorie

- Christy Gossett says
  
  October 29, 2015 at 8:58 am
  
  I don't have that information figured out for this recipe, but I can tell you that this wouldn't fit well into a low calorie or fat diet at all. Two tablespoons of just the peanut butter alone has 180 calories and 15 grams of fat. These are really good though!
  
Sandie Davis says

August 9, 2016 at 12:02 pm

I changed the Honey Nut Cheerios to Chocolate ones and sprinkled dark chocolate chips on top. It was like a crunchy peanut butter cup. Yum! Love the touch of chocolate in the mix. If you want more chocolate, the Skippy Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter and sprinkling the top with dark chocolate chips works too.

- Christy Gossett says
  
  August 9, 2016 at 2:27 pm
  
  Thanks for letting us know. We'll have to try your version soon!

Peanut Butter Cheerios Breakfast Bars