High Fiber Cereal Snack Bars (Nut-free and No-bake)
Looking for a wholesome snack that’s both easy and kid-friendly? These High Fiber Cereal Snack Bars are nut-free, no-bake, and made with simple ingredients—perfect for busy mornings or packing into school lunchboxes.
Kids in the Kitchen:
- Measure: Things like cereal and other dry ingredients are great for having toddlers and young kids practice their measuring skills. Honey, on the other hand, can be messy and tricky to measure. If cooking with young kids, measure the honey before they come help.
- Dump and stir! To make things easy, you can also measure all/most of the ingredients ahead of time. Then have your child help dump them into a large bowl. Also, using an extra big bowl will help reduce any messes from stirring.
- Caution: I would not have young kids help pour the melted honey mixture into the cereal or stir the cereal when you first pour it in. The honey gets very hot and kids might accidentally touch the pot or hot ingredients when helping.
- Wrap: After you cut them into bars, kids can help wrap the bars individually in parchment or plastic wrap. This way they are easy to grab for breakfast or snacking on the go. If you don’t want to wrap them, kids can help put them in a container for storage.
Subs and Tips for Making High Fiber Cereal Snack Bars:
- High fiber cereal: I’ve used both the Fiber One cereal and the Trader Joe’s High Fiber Cereal in this recipe. If you can’t find either of those, I think bran flakes will also work. Since you are grinding the cereal before using in the recipe, make sure if measure after you grind it.
- Gluten-free: It is possible to make these bars gluten-free using gluten-free cereals. Here is a link for them on Amazon.
- Hemp seeds: These add additional fiber and protein, but you can leave it out if you don’t have any. They are available at most grocery stores but Here is a link for them on Amazon as well.
- Ground flax (flax seed meal): Flax also adds fiber to the snack bars and helps bind them as well. If you leave the flax meal out, you can replace it with a 1/4 cup ground oats.
- Optional Add-ins: You can add a few things to customize the bars. If you don’t need the bars to be nut-free, you can add chopped almonds or whatever nuts you like. Mini chocolate chips would add be a great addition, but make sure the cereal mixture is mostly cooled before you add them or they will melt.
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High Fiber Cereal Bars
Nut-free, no-bake, and so delicious!
Equipment
- 1 8-inch square baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups high fiber cereal such as Fiber One. See notes for more options.
- 2 cups O's cereal
- 1 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal (brown or regular) not puffed rice
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds optional, adds extra fiber and protein
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed (flax meal)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup refined coconut oil
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Line a 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal and cleanup.
- Grind the high fiber cereal: you can either do this in a food process or in a large zip top bag. For the food processor, add the cereal and pulse until just a few little pieces remain. For the bag, add the cereal, seal the bag very well, then roll over the cereal with a rolling pin or other heavy object. The cereal does not need to be fully ground into powder, but in very small pieces.
- Measure 1 cup of the ground cereal and place it in a large bowl. Add the remaining 2 cereals, the hemp seeds, and ground flax. Mix to combine.
- In a small pot, add the brown sugar, coconut oil, honey, and salt. Place over medium heat and stir until it comes to a rolling boil.
- Pour the bubbling honey mixture over the cereal then immediately mix until everything is well coated.
- Dump the cereal mixture into the prepared pan. Use the back of a rubber spatula or the bottom of a measuring cup to press the cereal evenly in the pan. You want to very firming pack the cereal into the pan so the bars don't fall apart when you cut them.
- Place the pan in the refrigerator to chill and firm up for at least 20 minutes.
- Once chilled, remove the cereal block from the pan and cut into 8 large bars or 12 smaller squares.
- The cereal bars are keep their shape best when cold, but will be fine at room temperature for a few days. You can also freeze the bars, individually wrapped, for 2 to 3 months.
Notes
You want to use a high fiber cereal such as Fiber One, Trader Joe's High Fiber Cereal, Kellogg's All Bran, or other bran cereal that is high in fiber and low in sugar.
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