With only three ingredients, this simple cocoa puff cereal bars recipe is a quick, fun way to have an easy treat that is perfect for a chocolate lover, a school snack, or a bout of childhood nostalgia.

A stack of three, square, brown cocoa puff cereal bars with white parchment paper between each one.

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These cocoa puff cereal bars are one of the quickest and easiest no bake desserts.

They are relatively inexpensive to make, travel really well, and are a quick snack that’ll satisfy your sweet tooth.

Ingredients

This cocoa puff cereal bars recipe only has three ingredients.

Cocoa Puffs Cereal

This chocolate cereal makes the best crispy treats.

It handles the gooey marshmallow well, so the cereal bars maintain their satisfying crunch while also being chewy, gooey, and delicious.

For more cereal recipes, check out:
- Fruit Loops Bars
- Fruity Pebbles Cookies
- Fruity Pebbles Bars

Marshmallows

I highly recommend using FRESH Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows.

I have had terrible experiences with old and store-brand marshmallows.

Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows are different. They always melt quickly and smoothly.

Butter

I like to use salted butter in this recipe to balance and enhance the flavors of these no bake bars.

Cocoa Puff Bars with deep brown cereal and white, googey marshmallow, sit on a sheet of white parchment paper next to a silver measuring cup full of dark brown cocoa puff cereal.

Optional Additions

- Melt chocolate chips and drizzle the chocolate on top of the bars for an extra chocolate-y treat.

- Or melt peanut butter and drizzle that on top. Peanut butter is a great addition to anything chocolate.

- You could even mix some peanut butter chips (about a ½ cup) into the marshmallow mixture.

How to Make Cocoa Puff Treats

These cereal treats are made like traditional rice krispie treats.

Four process shots showing how to make cocoa puff bars in this cocoa puff cereal bars recipe - mini marshmallows poured into yellow melted butter, melted marshmallows being mixed, balls of cocoa puffs cereal on top of the white marshmallow mixture, and everything being mixed with gooey strings of marshmallow between round cereal pieces.

First, melt the butter in a medium-large pot on the stove over medium-low heat.

Add the marshmallows. Stir frequently until melted.

Once melted, remove from heat and add the cereal. Stir until all of the cereal is coated in the melted marshmallows.

Pour the cereal mixture into a prepared pan. (I used a 9 inch pan for the treats pictured.)

A pink, square pan full of cocoa puffs cereal bars that have not been sliced yet in this Cocoa Puff Cereal Bars Recipe..

You can gently press the mixture into the pan. But, don’t press too hard though. That can create compact, hard treats. For the BEST cocoa puff treats, be gentle.

Allow to cool completely, slice, then serve!