Cheerio Granola Protein Bars {No Bake}

I'm pretty sure I've come down with a serious case of granola bar obsession. No, really! 

I've been experimenting and making homemade granola bars for weeks now {and eating every last bite}. 

It's so fun adding all my favorite ingredients to each new batch and seeing how it turns out. I'll be honest, every time is not always a winner, but I still eat it right up.

Cheerios are my all time favorite cereal and of course peanuts/peanut butter is a major must-have in my house. So for those days when I've had a major work out or I'm craving something slightly sweet and crunchy, these bars do the trick.

And as a side note, not only are these bars loaded with protein from the peanuts and peanut butter, but 1 cup of Cheerios has 3g of protein. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Cheerios
• 1 cup Granola
• 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
• 1.5 cup Peanut Butter {I used unsalted}
• 3 tbsp Agave 
• Optional: Shredded Coconut flakes as a topping 

Directions:

• Mix Cheerios, granola and peanuts in mixing bowl
• Heat and melt peanut butter and agave on low heat until thin, about 2 minutes {careful not to burn}
• Pour peanut butter/ agave mix over Cheerio mix and stir until blended 
• Cover a 9 x 9 dish with saran wrap and dump mix in dish, pressing to form a hard surface
• Place in freezer for 1 hour to harden {or in fridge for 2 hours} 
• Once cool and hard, take out of dish and break apart into chunks.
• Enjoy!!