Healthy Cereal Bars with Peanut Butter
Need a healthy snack to keep on hand at home? We make these healthy cereal bars with peanut butter on the regular because our family gobbles them up! Packed with fiber and healthy fats - these are sure to keep you fueled.
Servings: 18
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- 9x13 inch baking dish
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 1/2 cups puffed wheat cereal
- 1/2 cup almond slivers
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds you can also use pepitas
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup agave nectar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Combine oats, puffed cereal, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
- In a small saucepan, combine butter, peanut butter, agave nectar, brown sugar, and salt. Bring mixture to a slight boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour mixture quickly over the dry ingredients (like Rice Krispies treats). Stir to combine. (The chocolate chips will melt as you stir.)
- With wet fingers, press mixture VERY FIRMLY into a 9x13 inch pan lined with parchment paper. Let them harden. (I put them in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to harden quickly before cutting.) Cut into approximately 18 pieces.
- Store in the fridge or freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Sodium: 587mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g