Chocolate Cereal Breakfast Bars
Description
With Chef John's cereal breakfast bars recipe, make your own chewy energy/granola bars with not-too-sweet chocolate flavor and hints of coconut and almond.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups rolled oats
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1 cup puffed brown rice cereal
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1/2 cup chopped raw almonds
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1/3 cup shredded coconut
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3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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tiny pinch cayenne pepper
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1/2 cup maple syrup
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon water
Directions
1
Gather all your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 pan with butter; line with parchment paper.
2
Combine rolled oats, puffed brown rice cereal, almonds, coconut, cocoa powder, salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
3
Combine maple syrup, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and water in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir; boil mixture for 1 minute.
4
Pour maple syrup mixture over oats mixture; mix thoroughly.
5
Transfer oats mixture to the prepared pan; smooth top, pressing lightly with a spatula.
6
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Score into 8 bars while still hot using a spatula.
7
Cool to room temperature before breaking into bars. (You can also not score, and simply cool, then cut with a knife.)
8
Serve and enjoy!