Salted Caramel S’Mores Cereal Bars are sweet & chewy, soft yet crispy, and studded with little bits of caramel and sea salt! They get an extra hit of cocoa by using whole grain chocolate cereal, too!
5cupsChocolate Cheerios, or other whole grain chocolate cereal
11ouncecaramel bits, (1 bag) I use Kraft brand
½cupchocolate chips, or chocolate bar chopped fine
2pinchescoarse sea salt, like Maldon
Instructions
Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Because you have to work quickly through this recipe, measure out all the ingredients before you start.
In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
Add the cereal. Stir until well coated. Fold in the caramel bits.
Use a spatula (or clean hands) spritzed with cooking spray, gently press the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave on high in 30 second increments, stirring in-between, until melted. Drizzle it over the top of the cereal. Sprinkle a couple healthy pinches of coarse sea salt over the melted chocolate.