In a large bowl, stir together cereal, nut butter, sweetener, and protein powder until everything is combined and cereal is evenly coated. If you notice your mixture is crumbly, add a small amount more of liquid sweetener.
Line a 8x8” glass pan with parchment paper, then press over cereal mixture.
In a separate small bowl, combine chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time until melted. Drizzle chocolate evenly over cereal, then freeze for 1 hour to set.
Remove the pan from the freezer and lift out parchment paper. Use a knife to cut into 9 square bars.
Store cereal bars in the fridge for up to 1 week or the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Notes
Note: This recipe calls for just 1/2 cup of melted dark chocolate to give the bars a light coating. If you want a more defined chocolate layer on top, bump it up to 1 cup melted dark chocolate. Instead of adding the chocolate afterwards, you can also choose to gentlymix in the melted chocolate in Step #1 with the cereal mixture before pressing into a pan. This will give the bars a more even chocolate flavor throughout rather than a drizzle over chocolate feel. It really just depends on what you like best!