Copycat Dark Chocolate Crunch Bars~Chocolate Covered Katie

By Kathy C.

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/07/01/healthy-homemade-chocolate-crunch-bars/ A darker version of the Nestlé classic. Adapted from: 3-Ingredient Chocolate Bars.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rice crispies (brown or white, or gf) (30g)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder (50g)
• 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil (60g) (See nutrition link below, for substitutions)
• Sweetener to taste (options include: pure maple syrup, NuNaturals alcohol-free vanilla stevia drops, or agave. I haven’t tried granulated sugar or powdered stevia in this recipe.)
• tiny dash salt (makes the flavor pop)

Details

Servings 7
Adapted from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine coconut oil and sweetener. Stir, then add cocoa powder and rice crispies (If needed, add 3 tbsp water or milk of choice, only if using stevia.). Stir until it gets thick. Pour into any flat container (or candy molds, or smush between layers of wax paper or in ziploc bags). Freeze until solid, and store in the freezer.

The yield of this recipe will depend on the shapes in which you form the chocolate. In total, it yields around 185 grams; so, for the purposes of providing nutritional info, I’ve divided the recipe into seven 27-gram bars.
Per Chocolate Bar(27g):
Calories: 85
Fat: 7.5g
Carbs: 3.5g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 1g
ww points (new system): 2 points

Substitution Notes:

For the coconut oil: I have not tried the recipe using refined coconut oil and therefore can’t tell you if it works with that substitution. I’d highly caution against using any other oil; coconut oil has the unique property of being solid when chilled. However, if you can’t eat (or can’t find) coconut oil, you could always just melt chocolate chips, mix with rice crispies, and freeze for super-quick homemade chocolate bars sans any coconut whatsoever.

For the cocoa: I haven’t tried this recipe with carob powder. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever tried carob powder at all! Also, I’ve not tried the recipe with protein powder so I really am not able to say whether such a substitution would work or not.

For the crispies: I know someone’s going to ask about puffed rice! I’d caution against it, as it sounds like you’d get a soggy result. But then again, I’ve never tried. For a different “crunch” you could always add cacao nibs.

Comments:
...doubled the rice crispies to make it not quite as intense...and it worked out quite well. I also added a bit of almond milk and that helped to tone it down.
...used almonds instead of rice crispies