Description
Healthy Breakfast Cereal Bars are an easy, no-bake, kid-friendly breakfast or snack made with whole grain cereal, nut butter, and natural sweeteners. They’re wholesome, crunchy, lightly sweet, and perfect for grab-and-go mornings, lunchboxes, or after-school snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups whole grain cereal (rice cereal, oat squares, bran flakes, etc.)
- 1/2 cup nut or seed butter (peanut, almond, or sunflower seed butter)
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- Optional add-ins: mini chocolate chips, dried cranberries, raisins, shredded coconut, chia seeds, crushed nuts
Instructions
- Warm the Sweetener & Nut Butter: In a saucepan over low heat, gently warm honey (or maple syrup) with nut butter, stirring until smooth. Do not boil.
- Mix with Cereal: Add cereal and desired mix-ins to a large bowl. Pour warm mixture over top and stir until fully coated.
- Press into Pan: Transfer mixture to a parchment-lined 8×8 or 9×9 dish. Press very firmly with a spatula so the bars hold together.
- Chill: Refrigerate at least 1 hour or freeze 20–30 minutes until firm.
- Slice & Serve: Remove from pan, slice into bars, and enjoy.
Notes
- Press firmly into the pan—this prevents crumbly bars.
- Warm nut butter mixture gently to avoid burning or hardening.
- Chill long enough for clean slicing.
- Add protein powder, flaxseed, or chia for extra nutrition.
- Store in the fridge up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Healthy Breakfast Bars, No Bake Cereal Bars, Kid Friendly Breakfast, Easy Snack Bars, Meal Prep Breakfast Bars