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Holiday Chocolate Cereal Bars

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 36
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Looking for a delicious dessert made using Cocoa Puffs® cereal? Then check out these chocolate cereal bars that are ready in just 40 minutes.
Updated Aug 6, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
  • 6 cups Cocoa Puffs™ cereal
  • 1 1/2 cups “holiday” colored (red and green) candy-coated chocolate candies

Steps

  • 1
    Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar and corn syrup to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until melted.
  • 2
    In extra-large bowl, stir cereal and peanut butter mixture with wooden spoon until cereal is evenly coated. Stir in 1 cup of the candies.
  • 3
    Press cereal mixture in pan. Immediately sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup candies; press in lightly with fingers. Let stand about 30 minutes until cool. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition

180 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 25g Total Carbohydrate, 17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
12%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
17g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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