If Crunch Bars were your favorite candy as a child, then you are going to love my modernized,’healthified’ take on the crispy chocolate bars that you know and loved.
My homemade no bake healthy Crunch Bars use simple ingredients and if you are someone who just can’t live without their daily (or weekly) candy bar, then you will love this recipe as a healthier alternative day-to-day!
The BEST homemade crunch bars recipe – the perfect healthy treat that tastes BETTER than the actual candy bar! Perfectly crispy, crunchy copycat crunch bars – sweet, salty and nutty!
Nestle announced back in 2018 that Crunch bars have been discontinued but do not fret – as we have a homemade and even BETTER version here, and it is a whole lot healthier than the traditional version!
Traditional crunch bars use butter, loads and loads of sugar, margarine and several kinds of questionable oil to produce a delicious end product. My version uses simple ingredients, and takes less than 2 minutes to whip up and absolutely no oven required!
You may come across other homemade crunch bar recipes, but those are quite frankly sub bar. Most of them call for 2 or 3 ingredients, mostly melted chocolate with crispy rice cereal. Is that a crunch bar? Technically, yes. But taste-wise, it is very, VERY average.
Instead, I’m here to share with you my homemade version which tastes amazing and one recipe that thousands of my readers have continually made over and over again!
Why do you call them the best Crunch Bars?
Crunchy, crispy, smooth, and creamy and all words to describe these no bake peanut butter crunch bars. You bite into it and are met with all of these, which are a texture lovers’ dream!
So ridiculously easy to throw together! Store them in the fridge for an easy dessert any time the sweet tooth strikes (or eat them all in 24 hours like my family did!) 😊
Chocolate + peanut butter + oats tastes amazing together, and if you don’t believe me, you will agree after making this recipe. Mixed in a satisfying peanut butter crunch bar, my family can’t even make 2 days without going through our batch.
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
Ingredients
Slice Base
- 1 cup oat flour (oats blended to a flour)
- 1 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup almond or coconut flour (or more oat flour)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Topping
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 cup crushed nuts or seeds
Instructions
- Line a 7 x 5-inch loaf pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some over hanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.Combine all slice base ingredients in a bowl and mix until well combined.If dough seems a bit dry, add a little water or milk a tablespoon at a time and stir until it comes together.Scoop out into the lined baking dish and spread out evenly with a spatula or back of a spoon. Place in fridge or freezer while you melt the chocolate topping.
Chocolate Topping
- Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50% power with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.Once melted, spread over the slice base and sprinkle with crushed nuts.Refrigerate for 1 hour, then cut into 10-12 bars or more smaller squares and serve.Store up to 1 week in fridge or up to 3 months in freezer.
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