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An overhead view looking down on four Homemade Crunch Bars and some puffed brown rice on a white surface.
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Homemade Crunch Bars Recipe

Delicious homemade crunch bars that are the perfect treat for any occasion!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 342kcal

Equipment

  • 9-inch square baking pan
  • Parchment paper
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • medium-sized pot
  • 1 Spatula

Ingredients

  • 3 cups puffed brown rice cereal
  • 1½ cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup unsweetened peanut butter (or any nut or seed butter)
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup virgin coconut oil (in liquid state)
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Instructions

  • Collect and measure all your ingredients.
    Homemade Crunch Bars Recipe ingredients in individual glass bowls.
  • Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
    In a large mixing bowl, add 3 cups of crispy rice cereal.
    Add the chocolate chips and place the pot over medium-low heat. Stir the chocolate chips occasionally until they start to melt.
    Dark chocolate chips in a skillet just starting to melt.
  • Once the chocolate chips begin to melt, add the maple syrup.
    Pouring maple syrup into melting chocolate chips in a skillet.
  • Next, add the peanut butter.
    Peanut butter added to melting chocolate chips in a skillet.
  • Finally, add the coconut oil to the same pot. Mix everything together over low heat until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
    Melted Homemade Crunch Bars batter sitting in a skillet.
  • Pour the chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the crispy rice cereal in the large mixing bowl. Stir the mixture until the cereal is evenly coated.
    Homemade Crunch Bars batter added to a bowl filled with brown puffed rice cereal.
  • Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan and press down firmly with a spatula to create an even layer. Refrigerate the pan for at least 1 hour to allow the mixture to set.
    Homemade Crunch Bars batter spread over a parchment-lined baking pan.
  • Once the mixture has hardened, remove it from the pan.
    The chilled Homemade Crunch Bars loaf removed from the baking pan and placed on a wire rack.
  • Cut the bars into 12 squares or rectangles and enjoy.
    Six Homemade Crunch Bars lined up on white parchment paper.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 298mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1mg