Today I made one of my favorite no-bake snacks — Rice Chex Bars.
Why do I love them so much?
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1. They are ridiculously easy to make.
2. I always have the ingredients on hand.
3. I sometimes allow myself to eat one for breakfast — after all, they are made from cereal!
4. They are gluten free.
And even though we’re not on a gluten free diet, I know many families who are affected by gluten allergies or choose to live gluten free. If this is the case for you, here’s a delicious snack you can actually eat!
5. They are filled with ooey-gooey peanut butter.
6. I don’t have to wash the pan {I just toss the wax paper}
7. I eat the “stray” chex after I press them into the pan…and I always lick the spoon!
Since I’m sure you want to make them now; here’s the recipe.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 1/2 c. honey-roasted peanuts
- 1 c. honey or corn syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 c. creamy peanut butter
Directions:
- Line a 9 x 13-inch pan with wax paper.
- In large bowl, mix cereal and peanuts; set aside.
- In small saucepan, heat corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Stir in peanut butter until smooth. Remove from heat.
- Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture; toss until evenly coated.
- Press firmly in pan. Cool 15 minutes.
- Enjoy!
See, I told you they were easy!
Now I need a glass of milk…
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Neila says
I saw your recipe for rice chex cereal bars made with peanut butter. I remember when my mother used to make rice chex cereal bars with the following ingredients:
1 cup sugar 1 cup white karo syrup
1 tsp. vanilla 5 cup rice chex
1 pk. choc. chips
She never used any peanut butter because I can’t digest peanut butter. All I found online was this much. Can you help me finish this recipe? I know she melted the choc. chips and it was put in the refrig. when done. It never lasted long because I could eat the whole pan in two days.
Andrea says
I always use peanut butter — but I’m sure you could substitute any other nut butter, sunbutter, or even Biscoff spread to replace the peanut butter in my recipe.
Carolyn says
What do you suggest I could use instead of the peanuts? The peanut butter is fine just can’t do the nuts.
Andrea says
You can easily just skip the peanuts — they aren’t necessary at all 🙂
Romina says
My kids are both allergic to peanuts! I wanna try this with sunbutter and sunflower seeds! 🙂
Staci says
I’ve used your combination of honey, sugar, and peanut butter on different cereals (Cheerios and Kix to name a few) with delicious results. The only problem is that I can’t stop eating them… this is about the best snack bar around! Thanks for the great recipe.