recipes

Cheerios® and Trix® Treat Bars

Tips

Variation:

Try Honey Nut Cheerios®, Frosted Cheerios® or Corn Chex® cereal.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar):
  • Calories 180
    • (Calories from Fat 80)
  • Total Fat 9g
    • (Saturated Fat 3g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 10mg;
  • Sodium 120mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 23g
    • (Dietary Fiber 4g,
    • Sugars 10g)
  • Protein 3g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 4%;
  • Vitamin C 2%;
  • Calcium 4%;
  • Iron 10%
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 Choices:
  • 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

There are no tricks to making easy no-bake bars. Just use your favorite cereals!

Prep time:
15 Min
Total time:
45 Min
Makes:
15 bars
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 4 cups miniature marshmallows or 1 bag (10 oz) regular marshmallows
  • 3 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 3 cups Trix® cereal
  • 1 cup salted peanuts
Directions
  1. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray; spray back of large spoon with cooking spray.
  2. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows; cook until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Gently stir in cereals and peanuts.
  3. Press in pan with back of sprayed spoon. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 3 rows by 5 rows; wrap individually in plastic wrap.