Homemade Kind Bars are copycat recipe for peanut butter dark chocolate Kind bars.  They’re the perfect healthy, delicious snack!

Homemade KIND bars stacked on parchment paper

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.

Homemade KIND bar on parchment

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!

Homemade peanut butter chocolate kind bar

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. 
Homemade KIND bars on parchment paper

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. 
Homemade peanut butter chocolate kind bars on parchment paper

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Homemade KIND bar on parchment with chocolate chips

Homemade Kind Bars

Servings: 16 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Homemade Kind Bars are copycat recipe for peanut butter dark chocolate Kind bars.  They're the perfect healthy, delicious snack!
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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

Serving: 1bar, Calories: 330kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g, Sodium: 44mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 26g

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.

Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
Author: Marcie
Keyword: homemade kind bars, kind bar recipe
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