Healthy Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treats
You’ll be shocked at how good these Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treats are — they’re crunchy, chewy, sweet, and fruity. Every bite is 100% pure deliciousness. You’d never know they’re refined sugar free, low fat, and gluten free too!
My father’s coworkers are demanding asking for more desserts. Those comments and little hints here and there at the workplace finally made their way to me. What to make them?? Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is peanut butter. Everyone loooooves peanut butter. But after already making them Peanut Butter and Chocolate Krispy Treats, Peanut Butter and Jelly Shortbread Bars, and Chubby Hubby Fudge, I figured they might want something NON-peanut butter.
Okay, probably not… since no one can tire from peanut butta, but I have had dried blueberries in my pantry for FAR too long and thought krispy treats would be a great way to use them up. I used to eat Luna’s Blueberry Bliss bars all the time back in college, so those were the inspiration behind this DIY version.
These Healthy Homemade Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treats are crunchy, chewy, and bursting with sweet blueberry flavor!
It’s hard to believe that these are all-natural and good for you. You gotta make a batch ASAP.
Everyone will be delighted to bite their way through a freshly made Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treat. My dad said his coworkers gobbled these up right after he brought them out 🙂
Healthy Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treats with Maple Icing
Ingredients
- 5 cups Crispy Brown Rice Cereal
- 210g (½ cup + 2 tbs) Raw Honey
- 128g (½ cup) Roasted Almond Butter (Walnut Butter is delicious too!)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Paste
- ½ tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
- ½ tsp Natural Blueberry Flavor
- ¼ tsp Lemon Flavor (or Lemon Zest)
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 30g (⅓ cup) Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- 1 cup Dried Unsweetened Blueberries
Instructions
- Line an 8x8" brownie pan with parchment paper both ways.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the crispy brown rice cereal.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, stir together the honey, almond butter, vanilla paste, stevia extract, blueberry flavor, lemon flavor, and salt. Microwave at 20-second intervals, stirring between each one, until warm and runny. Then, stir in the protein powder.
- Dump the rice cereal and dried blueberries into the large bowl and fold together. Scoop the mixture into the prepared pan and flatten it out. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy the next day!
Recipe Notes
If you want to top your krispy treats with an icing, this is my favorite recipe:
- 30g (⅓ cup) Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- 2 tbs + 1 tsp Pure Maple Syrup
- 1 tbs Coconut Oil, melted
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Compared to Luna Bars, the Desserts With Benefits recipe has:
- 40 less calories
- 1.5g less fat (and no saturated fat!)
- 4g less carbs
- far fewer ingredients — below is the Luna Bar ingredient list:
Protein Grain Blend (Soy Protein Isolate, Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Rice Flour, Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soy Flour), Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Cane Sugar, Chicory Fiber Syrup, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Palm Kernel Solids, Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Apple Powder, Organic Soy Flour, Organic Blueberry Juice Concentrate, Dried Blueberries, Natural Flavors, Apple Juice Concentrate, Organic Corn Starch, Water, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Sea Salt, Pectin, Red Cabbage Extract (for Color).
… Super long ingredient lists make me nervous, even if it’s from an “all-natural” product. Although, I am happy that they revised their recipe from years ago (which listed sugar 6x and had way more ingredients). Still, homemade is the way to go 😉
These Blueberry Bliss Krispy Treats are secretly healthy — made with whole grain brown rice cereal, low-glycemic raw honey, deliciously rich almond butter, and a sprinkle of protein powder. They’re crunchy, chewy, sweet, and fruity but without the butter and high-fructose corn syrup-laden marshmallows. You’ll be sure to love ’em! 🙂
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With love and good eats,
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– Jess
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Indulge − no strings attached!
These look incredible! And I love the Luna Bar comparison! They get away with marketing themselves as a healthy bar for women, but that ingredients list is terrible!
These look delicious. For the icing recipe, is there any thing I could use in place of the coconut oil, say canola oil?
Hmmm, I think canola oil might make the icing too liquidy or drippy… I would suggest non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening, Earth Balance, or any natural product similar to those that are solid when cold. The icing should be firm when cold and and soft at room temp 🙂
Hi Jessica-I am so happy that I found your site! I just made these today for my mom and I- I made her dinner and told her I would do a dessert. She could not stop saying how much she loves them. We even called my sister to tell her what she missed out on lol, cruel I know but it made my mom laugh. Thank you so much for sharing your nutrition knowledge. I will be making these again and others from you site.
I was thinking about maybe subbing some fresh blueberries for some of the dried blueberries. Do you think the rice krispys would still hold together if I did that?
Fresh blueberries are too soft and moist to be used in place of dried blueberries… they will probably explode when you fold the mixture together. I’d recommend using dried blueberries! 😀
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Yummy! These look so delicious! Glad someone asked about fresh blueberries. I was thinking the same!
Have you tried making krispy treats with PB made from peanut flour&water?
I haven’t… I’m too scared that the Rice Krispies would absorb the water and turn soft 🙁
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Looks yummy! I would love to try making this with Cheerios or puffed kamut for a little switch once in a while if I do go about recreating these krispies <3
OH MY GAWWWDDDD that sounds amazing!!!
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Hello! Where can I find unsweetened dried blueberries?