No-Bake Maple Cranberry Crunch Cereal Bars Recipe

5 from 1 vote

A delicious combination of sweet, tart, chewy and crunchy these maple cranberry crunch no bake cereal bars are a winner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: maple cranberry crunch cereal bars, maple crunch no bake bars, no-bake maple cereal bars

Servings:

1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1-1/2 teaspoons maple-flavored extract (optional)
6 cups honey and nut flakes & clusters cereal (I used Post Cranberry Almond Crunch)
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans or pistachios

Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside. (Or for easy cleanup, line the pan with parchment paper or foil and spray the it with nonstick spray.
In a large saucepan set over low heat, cook the maple syrup and butter until melted and bubbly.
Add the marshmallows and cook, stirring often, until they are melted.
Remove the saucepan from the heat.
Mix in the maple extract (if using), cereal, cranberries and pecan, stirring until everything is combined and well coated.
Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and press into place with a spatula, a large square of wax paper, or your clean damp hands.
Cool completely.
Cut into 24 bars.
Store in covered containers between layers of wax paper.

Serving size: 1 cereal bar (1/24th recipe)

WW Points: 6

Check the WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)

6 SmartPoints (Green plan)

6 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

6 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

3 PointsPlus (Old plan)

For the best flavor, be sure to use pure maple syrup – not maple flavored pancake syrup – when you make these maple crunch no bake cereal bars.