Slightly sweet, crunchy and delicious, your whole family will love these simple to make, no-bake bars. Just make sure you save some for the kids!
Disclaimer: I was compensated by Cascadian Farms to create these recipe. However, like always, the opinions are entirely my own. Promise 🙂
As a busy mom of three boys that eat ALOT, I am always looking for new breakfast ideas that all of them will like and aren't overloaded with sugar. Why are so many of the breakfast cereals basically disguised boxes of sugars and preservatives?
And of course those are the ones my kids actually want to eat. I can't buy my kids blue, orange and green cereal on a daily basis.
I know that the artificial colors in there do more harm than good and I want them to have a healthy nutritious breakfast before they spend a long day at school.
You can imagine how excited I was when Cascadian Farm sent me their new gluten-free cereal, Berry Vanilla Puffs! It has less sugar than many others out there and the blue puffs are actually made from organic BLUE CORN.
I love that so much. And I can feel good about giving it to my kids.
Everyone in the Kelly house likes to eat. We like food.
This box of cereal didn't stand a chance because it's THAT good. It's lightly sweet and crunchy.
I made a bunch of individual plastic bags of snack mix with the Berry Vanilla Puffs, dried cranberries and gogi berries, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and sliced almonds.
That was my kids' snack for a few days at school. It's and healthy and everyone loved it.
Since my kids and I are big fans of granola bars and no bake bars for snacks as well, I decided to have a little fun with these puffs. And look how pretty the colors are (no artificial colors of course! 😉 )
I like to keep these bars in the freezer because I love the convenience of just puling them out when I need them. The beauty of this is that you can eat them straight from the freezer.
I love that because they won't get bad and they will always stay fresh. And we can tell the kids they are having a frozen treat.
Like Berry Vanilla Puffs Cereal, these bars are gluten free too for those with allergies. These are simple to make, healthy and delicious.
The best part is how how healthy these are too. And who doesn't love a no bake bar?
I like to make a double batch of these bars on Sundays to have for snacks for the week and even a few days later. Again, just keep them the fridge and pull them out when you are ready.
Ingredients
- Bottom layer:
- 1 ½ cup thawed Cascadian Farms Frozen Harvest Berries
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoons 100% maple syrup
- Top Layer:
- 3 cups Cascadian Farms Berry Vanilla Puffs
- ½ cup peanut butter or other nut butter
- ½ cup raw honey
- ½ cup dried wild blueberries
Instructions
- Grease a 9 x 9 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Prepare the bottom layer by pureeing the frozen fruit.
- In a medium size bowl, mix pureed berries, almond flour, coconut oil and maple syrup.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the baking pan. Smooth top.
- Place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to set.
- Prepare the top layer by mixing Berry Vanilla Puffs, peanut butter, honey and dried blueberries together.
- Spread on top of the bottom layer. Place in freezer to set. Remove after 30 minutes and slice into 9 bars.
- Place back into freezer until ready to eat. Using a spatula or butter knife, remove from pan. Serve immediately or allow to sit for a few minutes before serving.
I told you that were easy!
And they are packed with antioxidants, fiber and unrefined sugars. You can feel great about giving your kids these bars in their lunch boxes!
I pack them frozen in my kids' lunch boxes and they are defrosted and ready to eat by lunch time. Perfect!
Great news, Cascadian Farms wants you to try their brand new Berry Vanilla Puffs Cereal! We are giving away this awesome prize (below) to one lucky winner! U.S Residents only please.
All you have to do is comment here telling me why you would like to try Cascadian Farm's new Berry Vanilla Puffs! Giveaway ends next Sunday, February 1 at 12:00 P.M. EST. Good luck!
The giveaway is over. Thank you to everyone that participated.
If you made these bars or any of my other recipes, please feel free to come back and let me know. You guys know that I love to hear from you!
Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!
Marie
I love Cascadian Farms cereals but I haven't seen this one yet. Your recipe looks absolutely amazing and I want to make this. Is this cereal out in stores yet?
lauren.kelly
Hi Marie! Yes, it is out in all the stores as of a few weeks ago. Keep looking for it, it's delicious!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
I love berry puffs! Turning them into a cereal bar is just a great (and delicious) idea. These look awesome!
lauren.kelly
Thank you Thalia!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That is so awesome they came out with a fun GF cereal! So need to try it!
lauren.kelly
It's delicious Rebecca! Good luck 🙂
Heidi
These look delicious. I love all things berry flavored and this looks like a better version of fruity Kix. I am definitely putting it on the shopping list.
lauren.kelly
They really are delicious! Wishing you luck with the giveaway Heidi!
Deborah
I am so in love with these, and I must find that cereal!!
Liz
Sounds like a terrific cereal! I'd be happy with a bag of your snack mix or your yummy bars! Love a sweet treat that's not packed with sugar!
Monique T.
These look great. I love the fact that the blue puffs are made from Blue Corn. Thanks for sharing
lauren.kelly
Thank you 🙂
Kristina
I would love to try these, the flavor sounds fantastic! cereal never stands a chance in our house either... 🙂
lauren.kelly
Thanks Kristina! 🙂
Suzy
Love the looks of this recipe and the fact that it's organic. A much healthier puff cereal than the Crunch Berries I grew up with! My kids will love this and if they dont I know I will!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Suzy! They are delicious!
Gerry @ foodnessgracious
Genius idea Lauren!!!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Gerry!
[email protected]+A+Mind+Full+Mom
My kids LOVE corn puff cereal. I rarely buy cereal or make cereal bars but when I do, it is Cascadian Farms usually. I also use maple syrup to sweeten my bars but have not tried coconut flour in them--definitely going to give this one a whirl. My kids will flip!
lauren.kelly
I hope you like them Kristen!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen
It's so hard to get my boys to be still long enough to have breakfast. I know they would love these bars!
lauren.kelly
Mine too! Hope they like them 🙂
Karen
I would love to try these....it's nice to have a sweet snack that's easy once in a while
lauren.kelly
I agree Karen! Good luck 🙂
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish
I love everything about these bars!!! Perfect ingredient list. Perfect layers. Perfect use of this delicious new cereal!
lauren.kelly
Thank you Kelly 🙂
Amanda Paa
i just got a box and i'm in love! it reminds me of eating captain crunch when i was a kid. yikes, i know. but now an organic, wonderful cereal to take its place. over.joyed.
lauren.kelly
Thank you Amanda, I totally agree! It's delicious!