Cereal Squares

These cereal squares start with oat and cornflake cereals with a sweet peanut butter filling, creating crunchy bars perfect for parties or on the go.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 219 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup peanuts
• 3 cups corn flake cereal
• 3 cups toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios®)
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup peanut butter
• 0.5 cup corn syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Toss toasted oat cereal, cornflake cereal, and peanuts together in a large bowl.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth.

Step 3

Pour peanut butter mixture over cereal mixture; stir to coat. Press coated cereal mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour. Cut into squares.