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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Granola Bars – Chewy no bake granola with a touch of cinnamon and chocolate chips.
Homemade snacks are my favorite to make. It can be Protein Bars that are a healthy breakfast idea, or it can be Biscoff Granola Bars which are a fun sweet treat.
This post has been on the blog since 2014. It is based on my Chewy Granola Bars recipe with a fun twist from Cinnamon Toast Crunch!
Cinnamon Toast Crunch might be one of my favorite cereals, and using it to add a little flavor and texture to granola bars is a fun idea! These S’mores Snack Mix is another fun treat you can make with them!
What You’ll Need
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- Butter – I always use unsalted in cooking
- Light Brown Sugar
- Honey
- Quick Cooking Oats
- Cinnamon
- Rice Krispies
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Vanilla Extract
How To Make Cinnamon Toast Crunch Granola Bars
- Stir together the oats, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Rice Cereal and Cinnamon together.
- Melt the butter, honey and brown sugar together. Once it starts to bubble, reduce heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the syrup mixture over the oat cereal mixture. Stir until well coated.
- Pat into a greased sheet pan. Thoroughly press them together, or they will crumble when you cut into them.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips and the crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal evenly across the bars. Lightly press in the chips and cereal.
- Allow to cool for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars, store in air tight container at room temperature.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- I like to use mini chocolate chips because they are smaller and you can get some in every bite. If you only have normal sized ones, they will work.
- Cooking the mixture for the time listed is important. You are boiling the butter and sugar, and you need to do this for the right amount of time for the bars to set up. Too short and they won’t stick together well, too long and they will be hard to bite into. So use a timer and watch them.
- I like to use quick cooking oats for this recipe since you aren’t cooking them. But old fashioned oats will work the bars will just have a different texture.
Storage
Once the bars have set up, you can remove them from the pan and slice into bars. You can store at room temperature for about a week. It is best to place a layer of wax paper or parchment paper between layers or they may stick together.
More Homemade Snacks
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup toasted rice cereal
- 1 cup Cinnamon Toasted Crunch Cereal, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal, crushed
Instructions
- Stir oats, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, rice cereal together and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Over medium heat, melt butter, honey and brown sugar together. Once it starts to bubble, reduce heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour syrup over the oat mixture. Stir until well coated. Pat into a greased sheet pan. Thoroughly press them together, or they will crumble when you cut into them.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal evenly across the bars. Lightly press in the chips and cereal. Allow to cool for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars, store in air tight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Ive been into homemade granola bars lately. Using cereal is such a fun idea!
I love that you added Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal into granola bar!