Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

_{No-bake and easy-to-make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars come together with real food ingredients and are the perfect treat for any time of the year.}

Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes Additional Time: 1 Hour Total Time: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes Servings: 16 Bars

This no-bake and easy-to-make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars come together with real food ingredients and are the perfect treat for any time of the year.

They’re made with less sugar (naturally sweetened), are vegan-friendly, and have the perfect crunch in every bite. They contain just enough chocolate to make these bars a great sweet snack.

They’re easy enough to make on a whim and with ingredients you may already have on hand. All you need to do is grab 5 simple ingredients from your pantry; peanut butter, maple syrup, chocolate chips, coconut oil, and a box of crispy cereal.

Side note: if you are a BIG fan of peanut butter, you will want to make this amazing Peanut Butter bread too. It also contains substitutions to make it Gluten Free. You may have come across other internet recipes that call for 3 ingredients, basically cereal and chocolate. Those recipes are not as tasty as these.

In fact, they are only sub-par. This recipe tastes very close to Nestle’s original crunch bars which were discontinued long ago. Not to mention, that recipe included many ingredients that are not considered healthy.

Ingredients Needed For Vegan Chocolate Crunch Bars

Gather the ingredients below! Here’s what you’ll need:

• 3 cups vegan rice crispy cereal
• 1 ½ cups vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup vegan peanut butter
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup coconut oil

For those with peanut allergies, I’d recommend crunchy sunflower seed butter or soynut butter. 

Buying Crispy Rice Cereal

You can find Gluten-Free Crispy by looking for the Gluten-Free seal on the packaging. Not all rice crispy cereals are created equal. I found a few local store-brand rice cereals to contain barley, which of course is not gluten-free. Just be mindful of your cereal purchase.

Cereal Substitution for Gluten-Free Cereal

If you currently do not have in your pantry a box of crispy rice cereal. I have substituted and made this same recipe using Cheerios, corn, or rice Chex. If you don’t have a gluten intolerance, any crispy rice cereal will work fine. 

You could also add a few healthier ingredients to this recipe very easily by adding some coconut, or even some ground flaxseed for extra fiber. Shhh… I won’t tell the kids.

How to Make These Vegan Crunch Bars

These bars come together quickly and will need only an hour to set up completely.

STEP ONE: Start by pouring your cereal into a large bowl and setting it aside. To also save time, prepare your baking dish by adding parchment paper to it. 

STEP TWO: In a separate bowl, melt the chocolate, peanut butter, maple syrup, and coconut oil together by heating in the microwave at 30-second intervals. Stirring each time in between until all ingredients are combined.

STEP THREE: Pour melted mixture over cereal and fold together until well combined.

STEP FOUR: Next, place the crunch bar mixture into the 9×9 glass baking dish. Using the back of a wooden smooth it out evenly. Then, let firm in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

STEP FIVE: Lastly, with a sharp knife, cut the bars into 16 squares. Serve and enjoy!

How to Store Crunch Bars

In the refrigerator: These bars are stored best in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for one week.

In the freezer: For longer storage, we like to keep a stash of these bars in the freezer. They make a great and easy treat to pull out when needed. Store in the freezer in an airtight container with rows divided by parchment paper, for up to 3 months.

Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

These crunch bars are the perfect on-the-go snack. Easy to make and requires no baking.

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