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No-Bake Peanut Butter Snack Bars

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Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 6

Made-in-the-microwave peanut butter bars: perfect for a quick snack, delicious enough for dessert. MORE+ LESS-

By Cheeky Kitchen

March 3, 2017

Ingredients

bag (10 oz) peanut butter baking chips

2/3

cup peanut butter

cups Fiber One™ Cereal Honey Clusters™

Steps

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1

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chips and peanut butter together in 30-second bursts, stirring between, until melted.
2

Stir in cereal.
3

Spread into a parchment-lined 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and press into an even layer. Refrigerate until set and cut into squares or bars with a sharp knife.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 270
Calories from Fat: 150

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 16g; 25%
Saturated Fat 3 1/2g 19% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 210mg; 9%
Potassium: 220mg; 6%
Total Carbohydrate: 22g; 7%
Dietary Fiber 6g 24% Sugars 6g
Protein: 8g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 4%; 4%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 35%; 35%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

My grandma used to make these “haystack cookies” which were essentially crunchy chow mein noodles stirred together with melted butterscotch chips. I never loved butterscotch chips. So when I grew up and discovered there was such thing as a peanut butter chip, I unabashedly made the switch. Truth be told, I never much liked those chow mein noodles, either. They were kind of bland tasting, there in the middle of all that melted chocolate. So I figured a bit of honey-kissed cereal would be a better stir-in. And add in a little nut butter for extra flavor and protein, and suddenly I realized I didn’t want haystack cookies at all. What I really wanted no-bake peanut butter bars. So I stirred all of these wonders together, and made some seriously yummy snacks. So good, they disappeared in a snap. And I wish I could say it was because all the kids came home from school. Nope. Just me here in the kitchen. Standing over a plate full of peanut butter bar crumbs. Which I’m sure grandma would love even better than her haystack cookies. (But I didn’t save her a smidge, so let’s not tell. Kthanksbye).