Heart-Shaped Cheerio Crispy Treats

Cheerio crispy treats are a fun treat you can enjoy all year round! With very few ingredients, these Cheerio bars are ready to devour!

Fun Cheerio Bar recipe

These Cheerio crispy treats are perfect for us busy parents when you need to bring a treat to your kids' school. Making this recipe together was like being back in kindergarten and playing with our food. The gooey marshmallow texture turns the Cheerio cereal into a flexible dough until it cools, and then we can turn it into any shape we want.

One thing is for sure, you'll hear squeals of laughter in the kitchen since they love buttering up their clean hands to spread the mixture and stealing a few (or a lot) of the Cheerios as they are pressing down. "But mom, we have to try them to make sure they are good!"

The 30-seconds of working with the marshmallow dough turns into 10 minutes of finger-licking to make sure every bit of the stickiness is gone -hard work I tell you.

Ingredients

What I love about these Cheerio bars is that I have all the ingredients in my pantry. You can make these treats with just three ingredients or add two more for extra flavor and fun! Check out what this recipe calls for and why:

• Butter: mixed with the marshmallows, helps to hold the Cheerio cereal while adding delicious buttery flavor.
• Marshmallows: store-bought or my corn-syrup-free marshmallows.
• Cheerio cereal: use your favorite!
• White chocolate chips: to cover the Cheerio bars. It’s optional!
• Red granular sprinkles: also optional for extra fun and color!

How to Make Cheerio Crispy Treats

Making these Cheerio bars is super simple, you just gotta be patient and let them cool down before packing or serving! Get tips and an overview of the process here:

1. Prep
   You’ll need two baking sheets lined with parchment paper to place the Cheerio bars.
2. Make the mixture
   First, you melt butter and marshmallow in the microwave and then add the Cheerio cereal.
3. Cool down
   Now, you place the mix on one of the baking sheets, pressing down until it’s about ½ inch thick. You can cool it down at room temperature or in the fridge quicker.
4. Make the Cheerio bars
   With a cookie cutter, cut the hearts or any shape you like. While dipping the treat into chocolate isn't necessary, it's the ultimate finishing touch to this recipe. Oh, yes, the sprinkles, too, of course!

As you can see from this fun video, the kids can easily help make this recipe:

More Fun Treat Recipes

Just like these Cheerio bars, my Valentine’s Day Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies are a delicious treat we make before and after February too. Another favorite is this White Chocolate Popcorn recipe you can garnish with seasonal sprinkles or serve any Friday night while binge-watching your favorite series.

Heart-Shaped Cheerio Crispy Treats

Servings: 24

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

These Cheerio crispy bars are a fun treat to make and to eat! Make them for the kids or wrap them in cellophane bags for a delicious classroom treat!

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Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 10 ounce package marshmallows
• 6 cups Cheerio cereal
• 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips, optional
• Red granular sprinkles, optional

Instructions

Prep:

• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Make the mixture:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter and marshmallows, stopping at 30 and 45 seconds to stir and combine.
• Add in the Cheerios and toss everything together with a wooden spoon.

Cool down:

• Transfer cereal mixture onto the lined baking sheet and press down throughout, distributing evenly around to about ½ inch thick.
• Set aside to cool for about an hour or refrigerate for 20 minutes until set.

Cut out the hearts:

• Using a heart shaped cookie cutter, begin to cut out the hearts.

Cover with chocolate:

• Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate chips, stirring to make sure they don't burn every 30 seconds.
• Begin to dip each corner of the hearts and transfer to the clean, parchment-lined baking sheet for chocolate to set. Sprinkle with sprinkles.
• Optional: After the hearts are fully cooled, push a cake-pop stick through the center of the heart and wrap with small cellophane bags to share with your friends.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 220IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg