How can I make these cereal treats easier to cut after chilling?

To make cutting easier, let the cereal treats rest at room temperature for a few minutes after slicing them into squares or shapes, as they will be hard from chilling.

What gives these cereal treats their chocolate color?

Mini dairy-free chocolate chips are stirred into the warm mixture, melting and distributing a chocolate color throughout the bars as they cool.

What kind of pan should I use for these treats?

The recipe specifies greasing a 9x13 inch pan for spreading and pressing the mixture firmly down.

How long do these Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats need to chill?

They should be chilled until firm, which typically takes a few hours, before cutting and serving.

How should I store leftover Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats?

Store the chilled treats in an an airtight container in the refrigerator to maintain their firmness and freshness.

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats
[Vegan]

WI By: Wendy Irene

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A stack of square-cut vegan Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats, showcasing the rich chocolatey and peanut butter texture with puffed rice cereal, served on a white plate.

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats [Vegan]

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Today’s recipe is a throwback to childhood. Cereal treats are simple but special in the hearts of children and adults alike. In our town, we don't have a huge supply of vegan products, although I feel very fortunate we do have some. Vegan marshmallows are not something you can easily find... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats [Vegan]

1 cup peanut-butter
½ cup agave nectar
1 cup sugar
5 tbsp vegan butter
6 cups puffed rice cereal
½ cup mini dairy-free chocolate chips

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How to Prepare Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats [Vegan]

Grease a 9x13 inch pan and set aside.In a large saucepan, add peanut butter, agave, sugar and vegan butter. Stir over medium heat until earth balance is melted and the sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and stir in puffed rice cereal.
Stir in chocolate chips. The chocolate chips will melt giving the bars a chocolate color.
Spread mixture into greased pan and press firmly down.
Chill until firm.
To make cutting easier let the cereal treats rest at room temperature for a few minutes before cutting, because they will be hard from chilling.
You can cut them into squares, or fun shapes using cookie cutters!

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Comments:

Vesper Green says:

April 16, 2014 at 7:00 am

I think so, Elonor. Vegan spread.
Elinor Samuelsen says:

April 16, 2014 at 5:40 am

What is earth balance in this recepie? I googled it, and a lot of different products showed up. Is it buttery spread?
Deborah Ann Brudnicki says:

April 16, 2014 at 5:22 am

Kelly J Caballero- Barney