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Overhead photo of a tower of homemade crunch bars on a plate. There is a bowl of chocolate chips and rice cereal behind the bars.

Chocolate Crunch Bars

Brittany Roche
You can make the best homemade crunch bars with just 3 ingredients, a few simple steps, and 10 minutes of active time! This crispy chocolate bar recipe is a dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan copycat of the classic Nestle Crunch Bar that tastes every bit as good! And it’s easy to make - just melt, stir, fill, and chill.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Course Vegan Dessert Recipes
Cuisine Candy
Servings 4 -6 crunch bars
Calories 318 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Melt the chocolate: Add the chocolate and coconut oil to a small saucepan on low heat, stirring often. When the chips are almost completely melted, remove from heat and stir vigorously until only a chocolate liquid remains. Then, stir in the rice cereal.
  • Fill and chill: Place your silicone chocolate mold on a flat stable surface like a plate, tray, or cutting board. Carefully spoon the mixture into the chocolate bar mold and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or (for best results) overnight to set. The freezer could speed this process up, but we’ve seen best results when chilled in the fridge overnight.
  • To use: Once set, remove the chocolate bars from their molds and enjoy! 
  • To store: Store leftover homemade Crunch bars in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer for up to 4-5 months.

Notes

  • Rice cereal options: Nature’s Path Crispy Rice cereal is vegan. If you’re looking for an extra chocolatey chocolate bar, Cascadian Farms makes a chocolate crispy rice cereal that is vegan and also contains no vitamin D.
  • Chocolate Mold Options: We used this chocolate bar mold we ordered on Amazon for under $15! I like it because it comes with 2 different bar options - the small squares and the rectangles. Alternatively, if you just want to make a solid bar, you can use one of those rectangular take-out containers or any tupperware. Just fill the bottom of the container with the chocolate liquid to about 1/2 inch depth. 
  • Vegan Chocolate Chips: Enjoy Life is probably the most popular brand of allergen-friendly vegan chocolate chips, but there are a ton of options out there! Nestle makes “Allergen-Free Semi-Sweet Morsels” that are vegan. We usually use ShopRite’s “Bowl and Basket” store brand of semi-sweet chocolate chips which are “accidentally” vegan. We don't necessarily recommend unsweetened chocolate chips for this.
  • Coconut Oil Notes: We suggest using refined coconut oil which has zero coconut flavor or smell. If you want your chocolate bars to have a coconut flavor to them, feel free to use unrefined or virgin coconut oil.

Nutrition

Serving: 1large candy barCalories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 29mgFiber: 3gSugar: 24g
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