No-Bake Sweet and Salty Cereal Bars

These No-Bake Sweet and Salty Cereal Bars are perfect for when those cravings strike. Filled with Honey Nut Cheerios, honey roasted peanuts, pretzels, and chocolate candies, these bars are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. With no oven required and minimal ingredients, you can have these bars prepped and ready to be devoured in no time!

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast recipe, cereal bars, cereal recipe

Prep Time 1 10

Total Time 1 10

Servings bars

Calories 246

Author Gayle

Ingredients

4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
1 cup honey roasted peanuts
1 cup Pretzel M&Ms or other M&Ms of your choice
1 cup pretzel sticks roughly chopped
¾ cup milk chocolate chips
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

Line an 8x8 square baking pan with aluminum foil. Generously coat with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cheerios, peanuts, M&Ms, pretzels, and chocolate chips. Set aside.
In a small bowl, add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter. Microwave on medium power until mixture is boiling and sugar is dissolved. Stir thoroughly and then set aside to cool.
Once sugar mixture has cooled slightly, pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat. Pour mixture into prepared pan and press down firmly.
Refrigerate for an hour, then cut into bars.

Notes

From Betty Crocker

Nutrition