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Vegan Honey Nut Cereal Bars

Sweet 'n salty cereal bars made with peanut butter, maple, lemon, salt and vanilla!
Prep Time5 minutes
Chill Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 5 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, cereal bars, no cook
Servings: 9 bars
Author: Nicole Vranjican

Equipment

  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Spatula
  • 1 9x9 Baking Dish

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted peanut butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup maple syrup
  • 1½ tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp kosher salt I use Morton's
  • 3½ cups O Shaped Cereal

Instructions

  • Line a 9x9in baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Combine peanut butter, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla extract and kosher salt in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
    ¾ cup unsalted peanut butter, ¾ cup maple syrup, 1½ tsp fresh lemon juice, 1½ tsp vanilla extract, ½ tsp kosher salt
  • Add half of the cereal and toss to coat. Then add the remaining cereal and mix until every piece is nicely coated with the peanut butter mixture.
    3½ cups O Shaped Cereal
  • Transfer the cereal mixture to the baking pan and press down firmly to create a compact, even even layer.
    cereal bars in a baking dish
  • Freeze for a minimum of three hours and then slice and serve 😊
    Tip: They're best served cold - straight out of the freezer - so they're nice and crunchy. They get soggy at room temp!
    cereal bars on a piece of white parchment paper

Notes

 
  • Avoid cutting these bars too soon! It's sooo tempting to cut and serve these bars right away but they really need some chill time in the freezer to firm up and get crunchy! They need a good 3 hours to fully firm up and set. I often make these in the morning to enjoy in the afternoon or I'll whip up batch before bed for the next day. Letting them chill makes it easier to cut into bars, it prevents them from falling apart and it majorly improves the texture making it crispy and crunchy!
 
  • Line the baking dish with parchment paper so you can easily lift the bars out of the dish to slice them. This prevents sticking and it's so much easier than trying to scoop them out one by one.
 
  • They should be served cold! This keeps them crispy and crunchy. While other bars like rice crispier treats can be served at room temp, these will get soggy if they're not kept in the freezer.