Make your mornings shine with these Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars! This easy breakfast favorite combines your favorite cereal with a drizzle of chocolate- and mini marshmallows, of course!
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ cereal is manufactured by General Mills. While it’s known for its cinnamon and sugar flavor, other varieties exist, such as Tres Leches Crunch, French Toast Crunch, and Cinnamon Roll Crunch. Any variety of this delicious cereal will work in these breakfast bars.
Why This Breakfast Cereal Bar Recipe is a Keeper
These Cinnamon Toast Crunch marshmallow treats are like having dessert for breakfast! The bars are the perfect on-the-go snack with Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, chocolate, and marshmallows. They are like Rice Krispie treats but with a cinnamon flavor.
Here are a few reasons why you’ll love these bars for school snack time or wherever you go:
- Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients for these delicious Cinnamon Toast Crunch treats can likely be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Family Friendly: Your whole family will love this portable snack with a flavor kids and adults love. Take your favorite cereal with you wherever you go when you leave for work or school with this breakfast treat!
- Adaptable: Make these Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal breakfast bars with any cereal you want for this cereal treat.
How Do I Make the Cereal Bars Stick Together?
Not only are the mini marshmallows delicious, they’ll also help your cereal bars stick together! When you stir them with your favorite breakfast cereal, they’ll start to stick.
Ingredient Notes for Cinnamon Toast Crunch Marshmallow Treats
- Chocolate: Drizzle your cereal bars with chocolate for the perfect finish.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for Marshmallow Cereal Treat Bars
- Different Cereal: Make these gooey marshmallow cereal bars with any cereal you like, such as Lucky Charms or Oat Bunches. You can also easily make Rice Krispies treats with the same recipe.
- Marshmallow Fluff: You can also use marshmallow fluff instead of mini marshmallows to make Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal bars.
How to Make Cinnamon Toast Crunch Marshmallow Bars
It’s time for an on-the-go invigorating treat! You’ll love these ooey cereal marshmallow bars, a great portable snack with Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.
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These are the basic steps for making Cinnamon Toast Crunch bars. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. Find the nutrition facts for these no-bake treats in the recipe card.
Step 1: Melt the Marshmallows and add the Cereal
Spray a microwave safe bowl with non-stick cooking spray. Stir in the cereal and marshmallows to bowl. Microwave on high for 45 seconds, or until marshmallows melt. Stir to combine marshmallows and cereal.
Step 2: Form Dessert Bars and Pressing the Treats
Run your hands under water to prevent the marshmallows from sticking. Using your hands, gently press the melted marshmallow mixture into an even layer to form the mixture into two bars. Drizzle melted chocolate on top on each marshmallow bar and top with sliced almonds. Cool completely. Wrap in parchment paper and store in an airtight container at room temperature.
No-Bake Cinnamon Toast Crunch Breakfast Bar FAQs
Recipe Tips for Making Cereal Marshmallow Bars Dessert
If you are looking for some additions to transform these portable snacks perfect for the pantry, lunch box, and breakfast treat, check these out:
- Add Nuts: Some nuts you can include are pecans, sliced almonds, or cashews.
- Protein Powder: Mix some protein powder into your cereal bars to give your morning a boost.
- Peanut Butter: Try adding some peanut butter to your bars. It’ll taste delicious and help them stick better.
- Individually Wrapped: Individually wrapped bars are the perfect grab and go snack. Wrap in parchment then plastic wrap.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Cereal
- ⅓ cup Mini Marshmallows
- Chocolate Chips, melted
- Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- Spray a microwave safe bowl with non-stick cooking spray. Add cereal and marshmallows to bowl. Microwave on high for 45 seconds, or until marshmallows melt. Stir to combine marshmallows and cereal.
- Run your hands under water to prevent the marshmallows from sticking. Using your hands, form the mixture into two bars.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on top on each bar and top with sliced almonds.
Christina’s Notes
- Add Nuts: Some nuts you can include are pecans, sliced almonds, or cashews.
- Protein Powder: Mix some protein powder into your cereal bars to give your morning a boost.
- Peanut Butter: Try adding some peanut butter to your bars. It’ll taste delicious and help them stick better.
- Individually Wrapped: Individually wrapped bars are the perfect grab and go snack. Wrap in parchment then plastic wrap.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Christina, Love this for an easy get up and go kind of breakfast! Thank you for sharing with all of us at the Show Stopper!
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Yummy! I have a brand new box of this cereal. I think I will surprise the kids with these. They love that cereal.
I think my kids would enjoy making and eating these bars. Thanks so much for bringing them to foodie friday.
This looks good and so quick and easy. Looking forward to trying it.
I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Yum! These look so good, cereal in a bar. Perfection!
I never thought to use a flaky cereal like this in a cereal bar! I think my daughter would love these at snack time 🙂
They are perfect for snack time! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
These sound like a sweet treat which would be great for after school. Bet you could make them with just about any cereal, say Cheerios, too. Thanks for sharing on Share Your Stuff Tuesdays.
You most certainly can! Cheerios would be great, too! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Mmmm, these look awesome and sound so yummy! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Saw these tasty bars on the Chef in Training link up. These look delicious! Honey Bunches of Oats is my husbands favorite cereal, he would be thrilled if I made these. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you and your hubs enjoy them! 🙂
I love cereal bars and these bars look great, I love the drizzled chocolate and almonds on top! Checking this out from marvelous Mondays.
Cathy