Homemade Kind Bars
Homemade Kind Bars are copycat recipe for peanut butter dark chocolate Kind bars. They’re the perfect healthy, delicious snack!
I have a huge thing for KIND bars. If they’re in the house, they’re calling my name. Even if I’ve had nut butter during the day, I will still want one.
I try to limit myself when it comes to nuts, but nuts are truly one of my vices.
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I tried this Homemade Kind Bar recipe FOUR times before I was happy about it. Now, I’m very happy about it. 🙂
I tried them with just brown rice syrup, then I tried just honey, then I tried them with peanut butter with not enough honey. Finally I think I got the combination of honey, brown rice syrup, and peanut butter just right.
It was so worth the effort!
My favorite Kind bar flavor is the peanut butter dark chocolate one, so I patterned this Kind bar recipe after that one. I’m not claiming that mine taste just like them, but they’re pretty darn close!
How to make this recipe
These homemade KIND bars are SO easy to make.
- Toss the nuts and rice cereal together in a bowl.
- Melt down the honey, brown rice syrup, and peanut butter together with a pinch of salt, and pour over the nut mixture, and stir to coat.
- Press the mixture into a parchment lined half sheet pan and bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes, then cool completely.
Recipe notes:
- For best results, refrigerate the bars once they’ve cooled, as they’re much easier to cut. If they feel sticky, place them back in the fridge till they harden up.
- You can certainly customize the bars a number of ways. Add dried fruit, chocolate chips, white chocolate, or a different nut variety.
Additional healthy snacks you’ll love:
- Fruit on the bottom yogurt cups
- Homemade granola bars by Minimalist Baker
- No bake peanut butter oatmeal bars
- Peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies
- Peanut butter granola
Did you try this recipe? If so, be sure to leave a review below and tag me @flavorthemoments on Facebook and Instagram
Homemade Kind Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted almonds
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted cashew pieces
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1 cup puffed rice cereal
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed half sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the nuts and puffed rice cereal. Set aside.
- Place the honey, brown rice syrup, peanut butter, and pinch of salt in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until melted and pourable. Pour over the nut mixture, and stir to coat with a wooden spoon. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking sheet, and press down evenly using the wooden spoon or parchment paper as the mixture is sticky. Bake for 10-15 minutes, checking for doneness after 10. Cool on a wire rack.
- Once the mixture has cooled, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until hardened. Remove from the refrigerator, and remove the mixture from the pan using the parchment paper. Cut into bars using a sharp knife.
- Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, stirring until melted. The water should not touch the bottom of the bowl to prevent the chocolate from scorching. Place the chocolate in an oblong dish like a loaf pan and dip the bars in the chocolate. Place on parchment paper to set. If the chocolate has hardened, heat back up in the bowl over simmering water once again, or microwave for a few seconds. Place the chocolate in plastic zip top bag and snip off a small opening in one corner. Drizzle the chocolate over the bars. Leave at room temperature until set, then store between sheets of parchment paper in an airtight container at room temperature. Enjoy!
Notes
- Customize bars using any combination of nuts or adding dried fruit or chocolate chips.
- All oven temperatures vary, so begin checking for doneness after 10 minutes to ensure the bars aren’t getting too toasty around the edges.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
59 Comments on “Homemade Kind Bars”
I’ve actually never had a KIND bar but I definitely want to try this homemade version! These look like something I would love! Sounds like it was worth all the tries to get it just right!
These bars taste like candy bars they’re so good, but they’re really quite healthy! Kind bars are $1.50-2.00 each, so making them homemade is worth the effort. Have a great day, Ashley!
I was wondering what KIND bars are since I’ve never had them. Your attempts on Instagram made me curious and now I can’t wait to try them. They look so good and definitely worth the trials to get the perfect batch. Thanks for sharing with us!
There are so many great flavors of KIND bars, but this combo makes me feel like I’m eating a candy bar! I hope you get to try these.
These looks better than the original! Gonna make these!
Thank you, Tahny! I really worke hard to get these right!
I have no self control either, Jamie, so I needed to do this. My kids love them too, so we’d go broke! 🙂
If I lived in Spain, I think I could handle having to make my own granola bars — what a trade off! These are different since they’re nut based, but they’re still nice and chewy with some great crunch. I hope you get to try these!
These are perfect, Marcie! My boyfriend likes one of the Nature’s Valley bars that is similar to this. I will have to make these homemade bars for him one day! Pinned!
These bars are so chewy and satisfying, especially with all the nuts. Thanks for the pin, Julie, and have a great evening!
Marcie, these look really good. I’m real bad about eating protein and granola bars during the day and not stopping for a meal. Thanks for linking to Marvelous Mondays, pinned to my MM board and scheduled to share on facebook and twitter.
Sounds like you need a stash of these, Paula! Thanks so much for hosting this great party and for sharing my link! Have a great evening.
Anything with chocolate and PB will always get my attention. These look delish Marcie! 🙂
Thanks, Anne! They’re so addicting.
Oooh, I love KIND bars. These are fabulous! Pinned!
Thanks, Dorothy! I cannot get enough of these.
These are perfect, Marcie! I’m loving the fact they are simply homemade…which makes them better than anything! Can’t wait to give these a try…so thank you for trying it 4 times, so we can make them perfect every single time! Pinning. (=
I wanted to make these to save a buck — it’s much more cost effective. I’m happy to help you out, Gloria — hope you can give them a try! Thanks so much for the pin, too.
I was craving this after seeing on Insta, and it looks so good Marcie. I am going gaga over all the nuts…can’t wait to try them out. Of course pinning.
Thanks, Ash! Sounds like you’re as crazy about nuts as I am. I cannot stop eating these!
KIND Bars are my favorite bars to buy. I love how they are loaded with nuts! Yours look even more fabulous!
Thank you so much! These really do taste like them — I’m so happy. KIND bars for a fraction of the price is twice as nice. 🙂
I love homemade granola bars and coincidentally, I just made some too! I love the chocolate layer you added to these, they look perfect.
I saw your granola bars, Nik, and they look delicious with that molasses! I never have enough great granola bar recipes.
Ooooh, I’d find these irresistible, too. They look so good and so much cheaper to make them yourself.
They’re a lot cheaper to make, and really easy. I see more of these in our near future!
I love how delicious and how EASY these sound to make! I’m craving some right now…
They are both of those things, Aimee! They’re so crunchy, chewy, and chocolatey, they’re irresistible, too. I hope you get to try them!
Okay, I have never had a KIND bar either. I am just on a roll tonight! 😉 They look wonderful Marcie, and I love granola bars….and dark chocolate….and nuts. So I think that I should try these. 🙂
It’s a night of firsts! Lol. KiND bars are so great I had to find a more inexpensive way to enjoy them. I hope you give them a try!
I absolutely love KIND bars, Marcie! I am all about making some of my favorite store-bought treats at home. And these look so easy!
They are easy, Sally, and so good! I can’t wait to make different flavors. Have a great Friday!
These bars look perfect Marcie! Perfectly delicious!
Thank you, Trish! I’m utterly addicted. 🙂
I love KIND bars but never thought to make them at home. Yours look magnificent and sound perfect and all that effort paid of off and I love that they sound so easy to make. Pinning – thanks for sharing them with us so we can make them too 🙂
Thanks, Kelly! I hope you get to enjoy them soon and thanks for the pin!
I’ve never heard of Kind bars but I need these in my life! PB and chocolate is definitely one of my favorite combos. 🙂 Definitely need to try these.
These are so addicting, Tina – just be warned! I hope you get to try them!
I love Kind bars, Marcie! Your pictures look awesome! I have to try these. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Night Fever! Pinning this now! See you again this week!
Thanks, Jen! I hope you get to try them!
I love kind bars and your version looks sooo delicious!
Thank you! If you try them, please let me know what you think!
Thanks, Renee! They’re perfect for lunch boxes!
Thank you, Rachel! I’m a KIND bar fanatic, so these really hit the spot. I hope you get to try them!
Those look really good, thank you for the recipe. I am planning to make these. I am thinking this would be a great snack to take on my overnight mountain hiking – camping trips.
check out my Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cake, it’s really, really good!!
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cake
Greetings from South Carolina! 🙂
Michael
Thank you, Michael! These would be a great camping trip snack. 🙂
Wow!! I just ate one of the peanut butter chocolate Kind bars yesterday!! Seriously these look amazing!! I bet they are so much fresher… and cheaper if you make them at home!! Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe!
Thank you, Cailee! I need to make these more, because I’m so addicted to KIND bars and they do get expensive. These do taste fresher, and I hope you get to try them! Happy new year!
I just made a batch at 350 for 12 minutes and the edges burned. May want to bake for 10 minutes then check on them every minute
I appreciate your feedback, Esther, and I will make a note of this in the recipe!
These are delicious!!!! My co worker made them and i can’t wait to get to the store to get everything i need to make a tray for myself 🙂
I’m so glad that you enjoyed these and I really appreciate your taking the time to give me feedback. Thank you!
These are so great. My husband likes one in the morning as breakfast. I’ve been making them for a couple years now. I use 85 grams each of rice syrup and honey and 63 grams crunchy peanut butter. Being able to weigh the wet ingredients saves on clean up.
I’m so glad you enjoy these Ellen and I really appreciate your feedback! Thank you and I hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
These look amazing…can’t wait to make them.
Do you have a nutritional analysis of each serving (calories, sugar, carbs…)?
Hi Robin — thank you and I hope you enjoy them! Unfortunately I don’t have nutritional information on them but I will in the near future. I plan to do some updates on the post soon and will definitely add it then. 🙂
A great recipe and great taste. Substituted date syrup because I couldn’t find rice syrup. Turned out like the Kind bars I buy. Will definitely make again.
I’m glad you enjoyed them Marilyn!