I made this as described, however I boiled the sugar mixture for longer. I know from having worked with past recipes, candy and fudge making, is that to get up to the right temperature to solidify at room temperature you would need to boil for several minutes. In fact, I let the sugar/honey mixture boil (while mixing) for about 4-5 minutes. I had no difficulty with these forming bars at all after boiling for longer than it stated in the recipe. Although I found the recipe to have a rather strong honey taste my husband and children who are honey lovers really enjoyed it.
During a high-fiber diet phase, I went and bought a box of Kashi Heart Healthy something. (i can't remember the name, but it resembles Cheerios) Well, it was bland.. and this recipe helped me get rid of my extra cereal! I found a few ways to make it healthier. Because the cereal was already flavored honey, and because I ran out, I replaced the honey (other than a few tablespoons) with sugar-free syrup (it's so low-calorie!!!) Next batch I make will be with crunchy natural peanut butter (or the reduced-fat natural kind). I used 1/4 cup of the splenda mix (you're supposed to use half the amount) so it turned out fairly low in sugar and carbs, other than the cereal. The cereal made it HIGH FIBER (yay!) and the peanut butter also made it high in fiber and added protein and omega something. So, not only are these yummy, but they are lower-calorie and nutritious! These are one of my new favorite snacks and I will make them again and again.
Oh, also as soon as I made my first batch and was trying to press it into the pan it only filled up so I decided on the spot I wanted another batch. On the second batch, I didn't remove the saucepan from the heat while adding the peanut butter and it made the liquid darker and thicker (not in a good way) so I would recommend not doing that... I didn't have any problems making it into bars, and I think this recipe is great for making gross but healthy cereals edible!
I was looking for a cereal bar recipe that's fast, easy, and tasty (I'm trying to have more homemade stuff and less prepackaged ). These are fantastic, and I don't even like honey!! I used wheatie puffs (think unsweetened Sugar Smacks. yeah, they're pretty bland), and boiled the honey mix for 3-4 minutes. I think I overdid it, though- the bars came out break-a-tooth-crunchy. But I found a solution (yaaay)! I covered a bar with a damp paper towel, and microwaved it for 20-30 seconds. Then I broke it up into bite-sized pieces and OM NOM NOM'd them good! SCRUMTABULOUS.
EDIT: I boiled the honey/sugar mix for one minute (count 60 mississippis), and it was PERFECTLY chewy-- in fact, the bars stayed chewy for 2 weeks. YUM!
My son has type 1 diabetes so I am always looking for whole grain high protein snacks and desserts. This one is wonderful and so easy! Since the honey/whole grain combo doesn't cause the high sugar spikes that regular sugar does this is the ideal way to let him have a sweet treat! To further reduce the carbs I substituted 1/2 cup of Splenda for the white sugar. It turned out great! All of my kids LOVED it!
I changed ALOT of ingredients when making this just to my own preference. I used cinnamon toast crunch cereal and added a little bit of chocolate. I kept the rest the same just used diff. cereal. Thank you so much for the idea!!! I make these all the time and try them with different cereal each time. My 3 year old loves them and so do I!!!!
this recipe is great. I alternated it a bit. I used cheerios and added trail mix instead of just salted peanuts. Then I made another batch minus the peanut butter and used fruit loops. outstanding for the kids.
I don't know what I am doing wrong but I never end up with bars. I follow the directions exactly and I just don't manage to get bars out of this. The last time I made this I used more peanut butter and that didn't work. Regardless I still think it tastes great. I just throw it in a zip lock bag and eat it as snack mix. The taste is great. I just wish I could actually get it to form into bars. I'll keep trying!
AMAZING! These are the best Cereal Bars ever!!! I used Kashi Go Lean organic cinnimon O's a little granola and a little uncooked oats. I also subsituted a little low calorie syrup for 1/2 of the honey. I will definatly make them again!!!
These are the best cerial bars my kids lovethem. They travel well and then don't make a mess to eat.
These were so sweet they were inedible.
