Homemade kit kat bars
2011
It’s that time of year when I will once again be making my homemade kit kat bars. I think this is at least the 10th year in a row I’ve made them.
The recipe actually came off of the back of Almond Bark and I just made it on a whim, and when we all tasted it, we were surprised that they tasted JUST like kit kat bars!!
The chocolate I use is called Almond Bark. Its a chocolate made for candy making. You need to use this because the chocolate dries within about a minute. If you use chocolate chips, it doesn’t set right. I’ve been lucky sometimes to find Almond Bark at Walmart for $1.00 a block, but even at stores like Jewel or Dominick’s in the Chicago area, it’s around $2.00-$2.50. It is sold by the chocolate chips.
All you need is 3 ingredients. Graham crackers, peanut butter and the almond bark chocolate.
Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl at 20 second increments until it’s all melted.
Separate 1 sheet of graham cracker into the 4 pieces. ONE TIP – don’t use cheepo graham crackers – stick to Keebler because other brands I’ve used don’t separate right and you end up with a lot of broken sheets of graham crackers!
Take 2 graham crackers and put peanut butter in between and make a sandwich. Then dip it in the bowl of melted chocolate. Using a fork, make sure the whole thing is coated and lift up and shake off any excess chocolate. Let dry on wax paper or parchment paper, they will be dry fast!
If the bowl of chocolate starts to dry out, just re-heat it in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it’s all smooth again.
These are so good! Great to bring to a party – or just make for your family.
Do you have a special recipe you make every Christmas? I’d love to hear it!
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Holy yum! Those look good. We have a special cake that gets made every year for Christmas. It is a white cake with a praline frosting that was a cake for my grandfather. Christmas was his birthday, so we celebrated Christmas in the morning, then went over for cake and ice cream in the late afternoon for his birthday. Even though he is no longer with us, we still make the cake.
Yum! I recently made homemade twix bars – something about a homemade candy bar is just SO much better!
Oh, these sound too good – and I do NOT need to know how to make them, lol!
How neat! And thanks for sharing the tip about which graham crackers to use – that’s really helpful!
That sounds yummy! And super easy!
Wow…yum. I don’t think you should call them Kit Kats though, they should be “Jenn Kats”!
Have a wonderful Monday.