No-Bake Peanut Butter Rice Cereal Bars
Make quick, easy peanut butter bars using puffed rice cereal without turning on your oven.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 75 min
- Yield: 16 squares
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the peanut butter, sugar, and butter. Stir constantly until the mixture is completely melted and smooth. Do not let it boil.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the melted mixture over the puffed rice cereal in a large bowl. Stir gently until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared baking pan.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
- Lift the bars out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang and cut into squares before serving.
Notes
- For a chocolate topping, melt 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of shortening and spread over the chilled bars before cutting.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- You can substitute crunchy peanut butter for creamy if you prefer texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 10
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