The Gooey Peanut Butter Bars are loaded with peanut butter and Cheerios. In fact, these bars are only a few ingredients so they are quick to make and the perfect snack for your children.
Quick, easy snack recipes are a must. After all, sometimes you are told last minute it is your turn to bring a snack for youth group or the sports team. These Gooey Peanut Butter Bars are so simple to make and can be made in less than 10 minutes. After that, it is just time for the bars to set up.
Easy snacks like Honey Peanut Butter Granola Bars, Caramel Cheerios Bars and Crock Pot Snack Mix are so important to have in your recipe box. These recipes are a favorite at home and with their friends!
Ingredients
- sugar
- corn syrup
- peanut butter - crunchy or creamy, either will work
- vanilla
- Cheerios - regular cheerios or multigrain Cheerios work for this recipe
The process
The making of the Cheerios Bars is quite simple. First the sugar and corn syrup are cooked together on the stove until the sugar has dissolved. That only takes a few minutes.
Then, the vanilla and peanut butter is added. Last, the Cheerios are stirred in.
No bake bars
These Peanut Butter Bars are no bake, so once they are put into the greased pan, you are done! Well, they do need to set up so they can be cut without falling apart.
Adding the chocolate topping
The chocolate topping is optional, however, I do recommend a little drizzle of chocolate on top of these gooey bars. It adds a nice color to the bars and chocolate and peanut butter just go together!
The chocolate is chocolate chips that is melted in a bowl in the microwave or in a small saucepan on the stove. It can be placed as frosting on top of the bars or just drizzled. Drizzled is preferred so the bars aren't too sweet.
Tip
Don't use Toll House Chocolate Chips for the chocolate to melt on top. They are great chocolate chips, but they don't melt all that well. Which is good in cookies, not when used as a frosting or topping.
📖 Recipe
Gooey Peanut Butter Bars
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter crunchy or creamy
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 cups Cheerios regular or multigrain
For The Frosting
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat sugar and syrup together in large saucepan until sugar is dissolved. It will take about 4-5 minutes on medium/low heat, stirring often.
- Remove the mixture from heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter.
- Stir in Cheerios until well coated.
- Spread in a greased 9x13 pan and press down with a greased spatula until flat.
For The Frosting
- Melt chips on low heat in a small saucepan, stirring constantly. Or, place chips in microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals, stirring after each 30 seconds until smooth.
- Spread or drizzle on bars.
- Let the bars set up, about 30 minutes to an hour.
- Cut and serve.
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