Cereal Bar Recipes

Need an easy treat for the next bake sale or potluck? Our cereal bar recipes are just the thing! We’ve got recipes for rice crispy treats and more.

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Green Tomato Bars

People will not believe how wonderful these bars are. They have a unique flavor which people will come back for more.—Sharon Pratt, Cuba City, Wisconsin

Peanut Butter Fingers

Always a hit with the teenagers in our house, these rich bars are sure to please the peanut butter lovers...


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Warren’s Oatmeal Jam Squares

At 102, I still love to bake. I make these bars in my toaster oven for my fellow residents at...


Black & White Cereal Treats

When my daughter was just 7 years old, she had the brilliant idea of adding Oreo cookies to cereal treats....


Choco Owls

You'll have a blast making Choco Owls to add to a Halloween treat platter. —Taste of Home Food Styling Team

Chewy Maple Bars

I've been making maple syrup for over 50 years and have collected many recipes. These bars, which my wife, Sue,...


Cheerio Treats

In Wynot, Nebraska, Penny Reifenrath uses peanut butter, Cheerios and candies to put a tooth-tingling spin on marshmallow-cereal bars. "Whether...


No-Bake Cereal Peanut Butter Bars

This quick treats are popular with both young and old.—Hennie Scholten, Edgerton, Minnesota


Chocolate Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

If these bars have been refrigerated for more than 1 hour, let them stand for 10-15 minutes before cutting. Freeze.


Lemon Oat Bars

A sweet oat mixture does double-duty as crust and topping for these refreshing lemon bars from Margaret Scoresby of Mosinee,...


Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

This chewy treat from Alice McVey of Evansville, Indiana is full of goodies like marshmallows, raisins, chocolate chips and sunflower...


Chocolate Ribbon Bars

No one will be able to eat just one of Gail Wiese's yummy Chocolate Ribbon Bars, full of butterscotch, peanut...


Contest-Winning Peanut Mallow Bars

Big and little kids alike look forward to eating these snacks that have all the flavor of Payday candy bars....

Brown Sugar Date Squares

"I've used this recipe for years," shares Suzanne Caithamer of Walton, Kentucky. "It's a wonderful addition to care packages and...


Crunchy Peanut Bars

—Nola Burski, Lakeville, Minnesota


No-Bake Bars

Susie Wingert from Panama, Iowa, shares this recipe for chewy treats big on taste but needing little effort. "They are...


Snack Mix Squares

A fun snack mix pressed into chewy bars, this treat is popular with kids of all ages. Someone is always...


Winning Cranberry Date Bars

I enjoy making these bars when cranberry season arrives. The recipe is very easy to put together, which is perfect...


Cinnamon-Cranberry Oat Bars

I'm a swim coach for kids, and I started making these bars for them as a snack. I wanted something...


Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake Bars

My family loves everything cheesecake. These bars combine tart cranberries and rich cream cheese, and taste even better when chilled...


Coconut-Pineapple Rhubarb Bars

I make this crunchy, buttery dessert bar with homegrown rhubarb. For an added attraction, serve it warm with frozen yogurt...


Sour Cream and Cranberry Bars

I turned sour cream raisin pie into a cookie bar with a crunchy oatmeal crust, custard-style filling and crisp topping....

Apricot Date Squares

Memories of her mom's fruity date bars inspired Shannon Koene of Blacksburg, Virginia to create this wonderful recipe. “I've had...


Peanut Butter Cereal Treats

Kids will love these colorful, crunchy bars. They’re a fun twist on the traditional marshmallow crispy treats…and because they’re so...


Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

My twist on rice crispy bars includes crunchy crushed pretzels. Then I top them with a creamy peanut butter coating...


Browned Butter Cereal Bars

Crispy rice treats were one of the first recipes I ever made as a kid. For this version, I wanted...


Gluten-Free Kahlua Dessert

Whether you eat a gluten-free diet or not, you'll delight in every bite of this creamy treat that's accented with...


Apple-Almond Bake

When my children were young, they loved this apple dessert—and they still do 45 years later! I like it served...