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I don’t know about you, but I love graham crackers slathered in peanut butter. They make a really great snack and satisfy a sweet craving quickly. I also love those chocolate dipped graham crackers you get at Starbucks. Mmmm. So when a friend of mine mentioned combining all that wonderfulness into a homemade candy bar I was sold. These are very easy to make and kids and adults alike will love them!
I did also try putting Nutella in the middle of these but it has a much thinner consistency than peanut butter does so it didn’t work too well. I tried combining the peanut butter and Nutella but it was still pretty thin. It is doable for die hard Nutella fans like me though. :)
Notes: I’ve also included a no frills video below that shows how I shake the excess chocolate off the bars to keep the melted chocolate from pooling. Nothing exciting, but hopefully it’s helpful to some of you. :)
My kids loved these, but my 13 year old was infatuated. He keeps asking when I am making more!
Easy Homemade Candy Bars
printable version
graham crackers
peanut butter (you can mix with Nutella if you like)
Ghirardelli dipping chocolate or almond bark
Cut graham crackers into individual pieces using a sharp knife. You can break them with your fingers, but sometimes they don’t break evenly. Your best bet is to use a knife.
Spread one cracker with peanut butter, then place another graham cracker on top of it. Smooth the sides where peanut butter may have seeped out. Use extra peanut butter to make them even all the way around the cracker sandwich.
I used Ghirardelli melting chocolate I got from Sam’s Club. Awesome stuff. You can use almond bark or other melted chocolate as well.
Use appetizer tongs to dip in melted chocolate. Shake off the excess (see video below) and place on a lined with wax paper cookie sheet and allow chocolate to set.
You can see that the bars toward the top of the picture had too much chocolate causing a pool on the cookie sheet. The ones toward the bottom of the photo are the ones that I shook back and forth first. See the video below.
Here’s the video :)
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These sound very good and so easy!
What a great idea to make homemade candy bars.
Totally making these for my next little get together
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Brilliant! This is a such a simple, fabulous idea. I would definitely have to make some with a Nutella center. ;)
that looks like a wonderful no bake treat!! I have to make that soon!
These are beautiful!!!! What a creative way to enjoy a homemade candy bar. Oh my gosh, I love these, awesome.
Velva
WOW Amanda..they look so wonderful and so easy to make! I love the sounds of this one and Im thinking I need to make these real soon!!
Those look lovely. I think my nephew could help make those – I know he could help eat them!
My mom sent chocolate covered graham crackers for Christmas, and I've been thinking of making some, but these look even better!
Those look amazing Amanda! I'll have to give them a go! xxoo
You had me at chocolate….Yum !
Kammy
Yum! Those sounds so good! And I love that there are only 3 ingredients!
These look wonderful! I am definitely making them today with my son!
I am doing this today!
oh MAN i want this!
Evil! These are positively evil! :)
These look amazing! It would be dangerous for me to make some of these :) Thanks for sharing your great recipe and have a nice day.
These look so yummy! TFS
Donna
I HAVE A PB addict, I will have to make these! Come on over and enter my first give away.
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They look really yummy. I'll definitely have to try those.
It sounds as though you had a great time experimenting with these and the final product looks very tempting!
Yum! I love how simple these are to make. I can't wait to try them.
Oh my, Amanda. LOVE, LOVE this idea. Love those Keebler chocolate covered graham crackers–these are just kicked up a HUGE notch. I will be making these. And I SU'd them!
Very cool recipe, Amanda. Love the chocolate shaking technique video!
YUM! Love how easy these are too!
They look really good Amanda! My mom and grandma have made a similar cookie since I was little – using round Ritz crackers – but I haven't had this version with graham crackers! Way to go… adding a video =)
No worries, we can always dip these candy bars in Nutella, ya know ;)
These look yummy! I love the Ghirardelli melting chocolate too. I wish they carried it all the time.
Your a genius! These would be great treats and great idea with the Nutella. World Nutella Day is coming! I think I would prefer the pb version tho.
I made these and they were easy and awesome!!! Loved them. The kids gobbled them up. Will make more soon!
I made these today and they were awesome and SO easy. I used chocolate chips which I melted in the microwave at 50% power for a few mins. This resulted in a much thicker chocolate which did not drip much. I only had to sort of wipe a little off using the side of the bowl. Didnt have wax paper and aluminum foil worked fine. Put them in the fridge after so the chocolate hardened quicker. Thanks for the recipe,
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What a great recipe! Two of my favorites dipped in chocolate. My kids would love these:)
i've seen recipes like this using cub crackers filled with peanut butter or wheat thins- the salty and sweet seeming appealing. graham sounds even more amazing, cinnamony and cake like, yummmm! thanks for posting :)
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I think I'll have to try these out. Even my kids could make these. Found you on Someday Crafts.
Dixie Mom thanks for the idea of making these with my son. Hes 2 1/2 and he loves to cook with me, but sometimes I forget that hey this would be something he could do. Cant wait to make them again with him cuz they are SO good and SO easy. MAKE THEM ASAP! :)
I have decided we have a weird cooking karma. Every time I am perplexed with finding the right idea or recipe for something, it is here, on your home page, right at the moment I need it. Lemon rosemary cake? Yep, that one was a HUGE, HUGE success! Graham cracker bars…excellent choice for my Girl Scout Valentine cooking meeting. This will work and is easy and do-able. Thanks! :)
Hey Amanda!
This look too yummy!! I love peanut butter and chocolate. mmmmm….
Nice recipe
Christine
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Holy Yum! Simple, and yet, so awesome.
Yum! These are 3 of my favourite things. I may have to make some tonight! Thanks for sharing.
You have no idea how bad I want some right now! LOL!!!
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YUM! Those look really good.
Yum!
How about mixing the nuttella with cream cheese?
That's a good idea, I thought about adding powdered sugar to thicken it up too :)
Ah yum!! So easy, yet so awesome!
This is so awesome. Love these easy fixes :)
Added this to my "favorites" even before trying! thanks so much for sharing :) I may put them on wire rack to drain first, then after the chocolate has dropped, I will put them on waxed paper to dry. I will put waxed paper under the rack so I can catch all the yummy chocolate drippings! Great gift if I don't eat them all first :)
Anon – I hope you enjoy them! My son keeps bugging me to make more LOL!
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