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Healthy Homemade Cereal Bars

These homemade cereal bars are a healthy alternative to store bought cereal bars. All you need are a few simple ingredients to make these easy no bake cereal bars!
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Yield9 bars

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 c cereal (I used Three Wishes cereal)
  • 10 pitted dates (softened* and mashed into a paste)
  • 1/4 c nut butter (like almond butter)
  • 1/4-1/2 c non-dairy milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 c sugar-free or regular chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Line an 8”x8” baking pan with wax paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Pour your cereal into a large bowl. I like to lightly crush up some pieces, but you can leave them whole.
  • Add the remaining ingredients–except the chocolate–to a saucepan on medium heat. Lightly mash them everything together as you stir it so that a smooth syrup paste, about 3-4 minutes. The paste will thicken as it cooks, so add a splash more non-dairy milk if needed to keep it smooth.
  • Pour the syrup into the cereal. Mix until the cereal pieces are all coated in the syrup.
  • Transfer the cereal to the cake pan and press into a single layer. Set aside.
  • Melt the chocolate in the microwave by heating it up at 15-20 second intervals, stopping to stir each time.
  • Once the chocolate is melted, pour it over the cereal and smooth it into a thin layer.
  • Freeze the cereal for at least 1 hour, until set.
  • Slice and serve your cereal bars!