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January 16, 2024

We Can’t Stay Out Of These Peanut Butter M&M Cheerio Bars

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Hey there!  If you are looking for a killer peanut butter cheerio bars recipe, you are in the right place!

These highly addictive double marshmallow, honey nut cheerio and smooth peanut butter morsels are almost impossible to resist.

The mini M&M candies also provide the perfect chocolate crunch to each square bar.

Another bonus to this peanut butter cheerio bar recipe is that it whips up in almost no time at all!

Enough chit chat, I know that time is precious so I will hit you with the recipe details directly below.

But to make sure yours turn out to perfection, take a peek at the recipe run down directly below the printable recipe card.

Let’s get to it!

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Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Salted Butter
  • 2 Lbs Mini Marshmallows
  • 1 Cup Smooth Peanut Butter
  • 16 Cups Honey Nut Cheerios (Value Size Box)
  • 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups Mini or Regular Sized M&M Candies
Instructions
  1. In a large stovetop pan, wok, or skillet melt butter and marshmallows over medium heat until blended and smooth

  2. Whisk in vanilla extract and peanut butter until well incorporated, remove from heat.

  3. Gently fold in honey nut cheerios with large spatula until evenly coated with marshmallow mixture

  4. Sprinkle in M&M Candies and fold as before until just combined

  5. Firmly press bars onto a greased 11x17 cookie sheet and let cool, slice into square bars and serve!

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Peanut Butter Cheerio Bar Recipe Run Down

cheerio bar ingredients

These peanut butter cheerio bars have that chocolatey peanut butter flavor and incredible crunch that you’ve been craving!

The other awesome part about these is that whip up in almost no time at all!

A quick stove top recipe with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry.

peanut butter cheerio bars

First of all, start with an extra large pan!

You’ll need one big enough to hold an entire box of cereal and then some.

I like to use my large stir fry Wok as it allows for plenty of room for mixing and stirring.

Begin by melting butter and marshmallows over medium heat.

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This process will take a couple of minutes with continuous stirring.

Don’t worry, this is as hard as it gets. 😉

When mixture is smooth and marshmallows melted, stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract.

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You’ll want to make sure this is evenly mixed, and remove the mixture from stovetop heat.

Promptly add honey nut cheerios before marshmallows begin to cool!

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You will gently fold in the cheerios to the melted marshmallow mixture until well combined.

A fold and turn method seems to work better than stirring!

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When the cheerios are evenly coated, sprinkle in M&M candies and gently fold until just combined.

Try not to over mix as M&Ms will begin to melt.

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You will need to mix gently and work quick to prevent the mixture from cooling before pressing into the pan.

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Make sure that your sheet pan is well oiled and gently press the bars into an even layer on your largest sheet pan.

I think an 11×17 works perfectly, but you can put them in a smaller pan as well if you don’t mind a thicker cheerio bar.

Don’t worry if a few M&Ms melt and crack, they will still be delicious! 🙂

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When bars have cooled and set (usually just 10-15 minutes) you can slice and serve as desired!

I usually store left overs in the fridge, but they don’t last long.

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Cheers for now my friends!

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