Customizable cereal bars you can make with just 6 ingredients!
Have fun changing up the flavor by using different types of cereal to match whatever you’re craving.
I used Whole Foods 365 brand Morning O’s this time, and apple cinnamon O’s might have to be next! Inspired by the popular General Mills milk ‘n cereal bars, this homemade version has a much shorter and cleaner ingredient list. The recipe is adapted from my 5 Ingredient Healthy Rice Crispy Treats.
No-bake, healthy, and perfect for breakfast or snacktime 
Customizable Cereal Bars
makes 5-6 bars
- 1 cup Cheerios-type cereal
- packed 1/2 cup oat flour (Or put rolled oats in a food processor until they turn into a fine powder. Measure after blending.)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp roasted cashew butter OR allergy-friendly alternative (or nut butter of choice)
- 5 tbsp agave (Honey will work, but is not for strict vegans.)
- 1/3 cup Cheerios-type cereal
- optional 1/4 yogurt of choice (such as Wholesoy) or coconut butter
Combine the 1 cup cereal, oat flour, and salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate (large) bowl, combine the nut butter (warmed to a stirable consistency if necessary) and sweetener. Pour dry into wet (not the other way around), and stir until even. Line a baking dish or tupperware container with a large piece of wax or parchment paper. The batter will fill a 7×5, or about 2/3 of an 8×8. Pour the batter into the dish. Using a second sheet of parchment, squish down as hard as you possibly can! Use a heavy object to really press it down. Press the remaining 1/3 cup cheerios on top, then stick in the fridge or freezer to harden before cutting into bars. Frost just before serving, or you can opt to leave them plain. Store leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Emily says
Mmm, these look good. Can’t wait to try them.
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Bianca says
Oh, I used to LOVE cereal bars when I was a kid! These sound (and look) great!!
heidi @ a week from thursday says
These look delicious. What a great snack. I would definitely make them with capt’n crunch, my guilty pleasure cereal.
Jamie says
I just whipped up a batch of these bars yesterday. They were so simple, and really easy to customize. I used puff rice cereal and added 1/4 cup of really good quality chunked dark chocolate, 1/3 cup of chopped pecans to my batch, and I subbed in 2 tablespoons for peanut butter vegan protein powder for the 2 tablespoons of the flour. The bars are a perfect post workout snack for me!
sonaly says
Great post and images.thanks for sharing with us.
Ariana says
I just found your recipe & plan on trying it tonight! I have an entire box of Cheerios that I had no clue what to do with lol. I have a question regarding the topping. Did you just take your yogurt of choice & “frost” the bars or did you mix the yogurt with something else like sugar? I have some plain yogurt I wanted to use but wasn’t sure if was supposed to be added with something else. Also, do you think if I pre-frosted the bars & froze them the icing would hold up? We’re expecting a baby in a few weeks & I’m trying to stock the freezer with as much food/goodies as possible, that require little effort upon thawing. Thanks!
Unofficial CCK Helper says
You can use plain yogurt, or if you’re using unsweetened yogurt then it would be a good idea to add some sugar.
I wouldn’t recommend freezing yogurt. It turns icy.
Susan says
What are these frosted with?
A H says
Yogurt.
Missy Mi says
As a sub for oat flour, I third mashing up some of my Cheerios. It worked very well, in my opinion. Worth a shot with other “puffy” cereals that can mash into a powder, or the powdered bits from the bottom of a cereal bag if it’s not too sugary.
Bobbi Harding says
How can I adapt this recipe to go with a 13×9 pan?
Jason Sanford says
Try doubling all ingredients. Doesn’t always work but usually does in a recipe.