Honey Nut Cereal Breakfast Bars made with our favorite cereals! Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch! And they are NO BAKE! So easy to make and delicious! The perfect way to celebrate National Cereal Day!
As a food blogger, you learn about all of these fabulous food holidays you never even knew existed! National Donut Day, National Cheese Doodle Day, National Oreo Day. . yes, it exists! And tomorrow, March 7th is National Cereal Day!
What better way to celebrate than to make these Honey Nut Cereal Breakfast Bars for your family! They are made (mostly) with
These Honey Nut Cereal Breakfast Bars are so easy to make! and they are no bake! so grab some Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and some almonds and get going! Be sure to enjoy these with a big glass of milk! Happy National Cereal Day, everyone!
Honey Nut Cereal Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cheerios
- 1 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- 1 cup roasted unsalted almonds roughly chopped
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch square baking pan with 2 pieces of parchment paper.
- Combine the Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and almonds in a large sized mixing bowl. Mix together and set aside.
- Using a small sized saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, honey, salt, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue to let boil for about 1 to 2 minutes only, then immediately remove from the heat.
- Pour over your cereal mixture and quickly mix together. Pour into your lined pan, pressing down with a rubber spatula. Let cool completely (about 30 minutes to one hour), and cut into 12 squares. You can also place into the freezer for about 30 minutes if they are not sticking together or holding their shape when cutting into bars.
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Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. General Mills sent me some cereal to enjoy for National Cereal Day. All opinions expressed are mine.
I have been allowing myself a bowl of cereal in the weekends – it’s just so damn GOOD! I can’t wait to try these breakfast bars, I can only imagine they’d be even better with all those yummy ingredients 😉
I need these bars in my life – such a perfect treat!
It seems too healthy and wonderful. Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Supriya! Thank you! I’m not sure I would call these healthy but I would not feel bad feeding these to my kids! all natural ingredients! thank you so much!
Mmm these breakfast bars look perfect, Alice! I love the cheerios in here and the fact that these are no-bake. My kind of breakfast!
Thank you so much, Gayle!
Two of my faves in bar form!
Omg we used to eat cereal bars for breakfast! Love this homemade version- so much healthier and more delicious!
Oh my gosh, those are literally our two favorite cereals in this house. Gotta make these asap!
I know right?! So many holidays, so little time! These look awesome Alice. I’m always looking to add to my breakfast cereal bar menu. Two favorites here! Thanks for sharing.
Elliott loves Cheerios. I keep a box in my car to handle late afternoon tantrums when I am out and about running errands. It always keeps him happy and I am happy it is good for him!! Love these cereal bars.
Thank you, Zainab!!!
Happy National Cereal Day! These look so good, Alice! I love making cereal bars like this, and using whatever mix of cereals I happen to have on hand. It’s fun how customizable they are. I bet the cinnamon toast crunch in there is awesome – it’s definitely one of my favs!
Cannot wait to try these out on my little sister, se will love them! They sound so good, I know she will love them!
After reading this post I prepared the bars and you know my family loved it. It’s a great breakfast bar for my kids. Ingredients are mostly available in my kitchen. Thanks for the post.
I am so happy to hear this! Thank you so much! Have a happy weekend!
These looks so delicious, and so easy! My kids are big Cheerios fans. They’re going to love these. Thanks!