Rocky Road Cheerios Bars

This easy, no-bake recipe for Rocky Road Cheerios Bars makes a tasty treat or after-school snack.

These Rocky Road Cheerios Bars are a quick and easy no-bake cereal bar treat! This tasty snack is made with cheerios, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts. I love that it doesn’t require any baking and it only needs to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

I add almonds to this recipe, but you can substitute another nut or leave them out.

This recipe also includes peanut butter, but you can substitute another nutter butter or sunflower butter if you wish.

Tip: Before you start preparing this recipe, place 2 cups of miniature marshmallows and 1 cup of chocolate chips in the freezer. This will help prevent them from melting when you add them in at the end of the recipe.

Rocky Road Cheerios Bars Recipe

These cereal bars are made with Cheerios, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter (or dairy-free margarine)
• 1 – 10.5 ounce bag of miniature marshmallows
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup peanut butter (or another nut butter)
• 4 cups Cheerios (Yellow Box Cheerios or MultiGrain Cheerios)
• 1 cup chopped almonds (or nut of your choice)
• 2 cups FROZEN miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup FROZEN semi-sweet chocolate chips ( or dairy-free chocolate chips)

Directions:

1. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
2. Add the butter, the bag of marshmallows, and the cocoa powder to a large pot. Melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat. Once the marshmallows are completely melted, stir in the peanut butter.
3. Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheerios until they are evenly coated with the chocolate mixture. Stir in the almonds, frozen marshmallows, and frozen chocolate chips.
4. Spoon the rocky road cereal mixture into the 9 x 13 pan. Press into an even layer.
5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firm.
6. Cut into square bars and serve.

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Rocky Road Cheerios Bars Recipe

Rocky Road Cheerios Bars Recipe is a quick and easy no-bake cereal bar treat! This tasty snack is made with cheerios, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Rocky Road Cheerios Bars Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Cooling Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 364kcal

Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter or dairy-free margarine
• ▢ 10.5 ounces bag of miniature marshmallows
• ▢ ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ▢ ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter or sunflower butter
• ▢ 4 cups Cheerios Yellow Box Cheerios or MultiGrain Cheerios
• ▢ 1 cup chopped almonds or another nut or leave out
• ▢ 2 cups FROZEN miniature marshmallows
• ▢ 1 cup FROZEN semi-sweet chocolate chips or dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

• Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Add the butter, the bag of marshmallows, and the cocoa powder to a large pot. Melt the butter and marshmallows over low heat. Once the marshmallows are completely melted, stir in the peanut butter.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheerios until they are evenly coated with the chocolate mixture. Stir in the almonds, frozen marshmallows, and frozen chocolate chips.
• Spoon the rocky road cereal mixture into the 9 x 13 pan. Press into an even layer.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firm.
• Cut into square bars and serve.

Notes

Before you start preparing this recipe, place 2 cups of miniature marshmallows and 1 cup of chocolate chips in the freezer. This will help prevent them from melting when you add them in at the end of the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 132mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 326IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 4mg

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