Peanut Butter Cereal Monsters

peanut butter Halloween cereal monsters

Spooky peanut butter cereal Halloween treats using pantry staples. All you need is peanut butter, maple syrup, cereal, and melting chocolate. Watch a video here!

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup peanut butter  
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup  
  • 3 cups donut shaped cereal  

Coating: 

  • 2 ½ cups melting white chocolate  
  • Food colorings of your choice 
  • Candy eyes (optional) 

Directions

  1. Line a baking dish with parchment paper or grease.   
  2. Add the peanut butter and maple syrup to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds then stir. If the peanut butter and honey are not hot, continue microwaving and stirring in 15 second intervals.  
  3. Add the cereal, coating it in the peanut butter mixture.  
  4. Pour the cereal mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer.  
  5. Press firmly into the pan to help it stay together.  
  6. Freeze for 2 hours. 
  7. Remove from the freezer and cut into bars.  
  8. Melt the chocolate in a bowl, microwaving in 30 second intervals until melted.  
  9. Add green or purple food coloring to the melted chocolate.  
  10. Dip the cereal bars in the melted chocolate and coat completely.  
  11. With a little bit of chocolate, paste the candy eyes on the bars.  
  12. Add food colorings of your choice into melted chocolate, then put it into a small piping bags or plastic bags and cut the tips. Draw features on the cereal bars to create the monsters.  Get creative!
  13. Store in the fridge.