Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

These no bake OMG Honey Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are outrageously yummy sweet cereal treats that are super easy to make right at home! Gluten-free and perfect for party fun as well as snacking!   

They're delicious, crunchy bars made with a peanut butter and honey based layer and honey sweetened Chex cereal, then it's topped with a rich milk chocolate peanut butter ganache.  Check out our Red White & Blue Puppy Chow for another fun party snack! 

Why We Love Our Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe!

First of all, peanut butter and chocolate chex cereal bars sound amazing, and they taste even more amazing than I can even explain!  We love the way the melted peanut butter, salt and honey gets all intertwined in all those little crevices of the honey Chex.  YUM!

Also, adding peanut butter to the milk chocolate ganache gives it a nice creaminess to the chocolate topping. 

The bars are great without the chocolate peanut butter ganache, if you want to leave it off.  It's just a preference, right?  But I'm all about the chocolate peanut butter ganache on top!

I like to call these chex bars a.k.a "can't resist bars", because eating more than just one will not happen, when you take that first unforgiving bite. 

Been there, done that...can't resist these! 

No Corn Syrup in These Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Happily, these no bake chex bars aren't made with corn syrup, like a lot of no-bake bar recipes use. We used honey instead to add some sweetness like corn syrup, but healthier option and since the chex are honey flavored, it seems it all goes together well! 

Normally corn syrup is a preferred glue to keep the bars together, (and you can use corn syrup, if you wish in this recipe) but your favorite local honey does the trick very well indeed and I prefer using any healthier alternatives to corn syrup wherever I can. 

I just used ½ the amount from the original recipe called for and the bars held together well.  We've cut out a lot of sugar by reducing the sugar by a ½ cup, so how about that? That always makes me feel a little better after the fact after indulging. *LOL* 

Ingredients You Need for Chex Bar Recipe

Peanut Butter Honey Chex Bars Recipe

• honey
• granulated sugar
• creamy peanut butter
• salt
• Honey Nut Chex™ cereal

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

• milk chocolate chips 
• creamy peanut butter
• butter 

How to Make No Bake Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

1. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Can also line with parchment paper or tin foil for easy removal and easier cutting into bars, spry with cooking spray.

Peanut Butter Honey Chex Bars

1. Using large microwaveable bowl, mix together the honey and sugar on High 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture just begins to boil.
2. Add in peanut butter and salt and mix well.
3. Stir in cereal until evenly coated. Pour mixture into prepared pan and press mixture firmly into pan to even them out as much as possible.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

1. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave milk chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter on High 1 minute and mix until mixture is smooth and pourable. Spread evenly on top of bars.
2. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
3. Cut into 32 bars.

How to Cut Chex Bars

• The easy way to cut bars easily is to line the pan with heavy-duty or nonstick foil. Once the chocolate is set, use foil to lift bars out of pan, then cut. It also makes cleanup extra easy.

Are These Chex Bars Gluten Free?

• Rice and Corn Chex are both gluten-free. If you buy other cereal or candy brands, you will need to check those individual packages to be sure.

Can I Use Something Other Than Chex?

• The crunch and texture provided by the rice Chex are delicious, but you could certainly substitute in your own favorite cereal. You could even use a mixture of leftover cereals from the bottom of several cereal bags to make some bars, plus this is also a great money-saving tip.

Prep Ahead & Storing Chex Bars

• You can definitely make these no bake bars the day before a party or gathering.
• Store – Any leftovers should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. It's best to eat them within a few days before they dry out and become stale.

These Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are perfect portable treats for travel, kid snacking and parties when you want to please a crowd. Utter deliciousness & gluten-free!  You're welcome!

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OMG Honey Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Kim Lange

These no bake OMG Honey Chex Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are outrageously yummy sweet treats and easy to make!  They're delicious, crunchy bars made with a peanut butter and honey based layer and honey sweetened chex cereal, then it's topped with a rich milk chocolate peanut butter ganache.  

4.39 from 52 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 32 Bars

Calories

Ingredients

 

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Peanut Butter Honey Chex Bars

• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt If you like saltier, use ½ teaspoon
• 5 ½ cups Honey Nut Chex™ cereal

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

• 2 cups milk chocolate chips or 1 bag of milk chocolate chips
• ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons butter either unsalted or salted can be used

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Instructions

 

• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Can also line with parchment paper or tin foil for easy removal and easier cutting into bars, spray with cooking spray.

Peanut Butter Honey Chex Bars

• Using large microwaveable bowl, mix together the honey and sugar on High 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture just begins to boil.
• Add in peanut butter and salt and mix well.
• Stir in cereal until evenly coated. Pour mixture into prepared pan and press mixture firmly into pan to even them out as much as possible.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave milk chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter on High 1 minute and mix until mixture is smooth and pourable. Spread evenly on top of bars.
• Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
• Cut into 32 bars.

Keyword bars, chex, chocolate, gluten free, honey, no bake, peanut butter

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