Get ready for Rosh Hashanah with a story and a sweet snack – honey cereal bars! This recipe is perfect for sharing and a great activity for independent kids to "bake" during a holiday get-together with friends. The best part? There are so many ways to customize this recipe! Try it with apple flavored cereal, graham cereals, granola, or even chocolate puffed rice to make a version customized for your family.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup nut or oat butter
- ½ cup of honey
- 3 cups of your favorite dry cereal
- Cooking spray (optional)
Preparation
- In a microwave-safe dish, heat the nut or oat butter on high, 15 seconds at a time, stirring with a rubber spatula, until melted
- Stir in honey
- Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper or spray lightly with cooking spray
- Combine cereal and nut butter mixture together and press into the baking pan
- (The bottom of a mug can help flattern out the bars)
- Cover and let set
- (Moving the mixture to the fridge can speed up the process)
- Slice and enjoy
- TIP: It's easy to customize these bars by adding dried fruit or mixing different cereals together. You can also add a sprinkle of apple pie spice, pumpkin spice, or cinnamon to the nut butter and honey. Let us know which is your favorite.
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