Description
Chewy no-bake homemade granola bars made with rolled oats, crispy rice cereal, graham crackers, mini chocolate chips, and cereal marshmallows. They make an easy kid-friendly snack for lunchboxes, busy mornings, and after-school cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup honey
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1/2 cup graham crackers, broken into small pieces and crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup cereal marshmallows
- Vegetable oil spray or baking spray, for the pan
Instructions
- Lightly coat an 8-by-8-inch pan with vegetable oil spray or baking spray, then line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Add the rolled oats, crispy rice cereal, graham cracker pieces, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
- Place the butter, brown sugar, and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk until the mixture bubbles evenly, then cook for exactly 2 minutes while whisking often.
- Immediately pour the hot honey mixture over the dry ingredients and stir carefully until everything receives an even coating.
- Let the oat mixture cool for about 20 minutes.
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips and cereal marshmallows.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press it into a firm, even layer.
- Refrigerate the bars for 2 hours, or until completely firm.
- Lift the slab from the pan and cut it into 16 bars with a sharp knife.
Notes
- Measure every ingredient before heating the binder because the cooking process moves quickly.
- Begin the two-minute timer only after the honey mixture bubbles across the surface.
- Let the oat mixture cool before adding the chocolate chips and marshmallows.
- Press the mixture firmly into the pan so the finished bars hold together.
- Store the bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Freeze individually wrapped bars for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 113
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0.2
- Carbohydrates: 36
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 12