Homemade Kit Kat Bars
I’m gonna start off this post by saying I love recipes like this next one I’m going to share with you. Mainly because they remind me so much of my childhood. These types of bars were so popular at get-togethers. Now, I will go on record to say these are not an exact replica of Kit Kat Bars. In fact, they don’t look a whole lot like a kit kat bar, do they? But the concept is the same.
You’ve got crunchy layers with a chocolate coating. That is really the similarity. This uses crackers instead of a thin wafer and it’s got peanut butter instead of just all chocolate. But y’all get what I’m saying with this. We love these little bars and one pan will feed a crowd. They are a little crunchy, a little chocolate & peanut butter-y and all good! You just can’t go wrong with these and folks just gobble them up.
Ingredients:
72 club crackers
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Line an ungreased 9×13 baking dish with a layer of club crackers.
In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter. Add graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, milk and sugar. Bring to a gentle boil, and boil for 5 minutes. Make sure to stir constantly so it doesn’t burn to the bottom of your sauce pan.
Remove from heat and spread half the butter mixture evenly over crackers.
Do your best to spread it out evenly.
Top with another layer of crackers. Then spread the other half of the butter mixture on top. Then a final layer of crackers on top of that.
In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter and chocolate chips. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until completely melted and blended.
Spread evenly over top layer of crackers.
Cover with plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge for an hour or two. You want that top chocolate layer to really cool down and firm up.
Once it is completely cooled, slice into small squares. You should be able to get about 2 1/2 dozen from this pan.
Enjoy!
Special thank you to Country Cook reader, Linda Dixon, for sharing a special cookbook with me that contains loads of recipes shared by Proud Navy Moms. It’s where I got this nostalgic recipe (that I only slightly modified) and it was shared by Navy Mom, Michele Stauffenecker of Duluth, MN (Mom to Jason).
Homemade Kit Kat Bars
This no-bake dessert recipe for Homemade Kit Kat Bars is a family favorite! Layers of crackers, graham crackers, chocolate and peanut butter.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 276kcal
Ingredients
- 72 club crackers
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an ungreased 9 x 13 baking dish with layer of club crackers
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter.
- Add graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, milk and sugar.
- Bring to a gentle boil, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Make sure to stir constantly so it doesn't burn to the bottom of your sauce pan.
- Remove from heat and spread half the butter mixture evenly over crackers.
- Do your best to spread it out evenly.
- Layer with another layer of crackers.
- Then spread the other half of the butter mixture on top.
- Then a final layer of crackers on top of that.
- In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter and chocolate chips.
- Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until completely melted and blended.
- Spread evenly over top layer of crackers.
- Cover with plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge for an hour or two. You want that top chocolate layer to really cool down and firm up.
- Once it is completely cooled, slice into small squares.
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Nutrition
Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 5% | Calcium: 4.3% | Iron: 7.6%
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Joan S says
March 26, 2014 at 3:51 pmMy family loves peanut butter so we make the center layer out of peanut butter and club cracker "sandwiches"
Angela M, from NE Ohio says
November 20, 2014 at 1:57 amMy son and I made this tonight. And despite us forgetting to put milk in with the butter and sugars, still turned out delicious. Thinking perhaps bottom would have covered if would have used the milk.?.
Everyone loved them….but I would change the name to "Homemade Nutty Butty Bars". My (& my family's) opinion anyway.
Anyway, keep your recipes coming…you make me look awesome at dinnertime.
Debbie says
July 2, 2018 at 9:44 pmThank you for the recipe! I love them and keep them in the freezer so I dont eat them all at once. I was alitlle confused by your nutrition information. Is 276 calories for one? Thank you for letting me know
Hailey says
September 6, 2018 at 11:58 amMade two batches of these and they turned out super yummy! For one batch I followed the exact recipe, but for the second, I mixed some of the graham cracker crumbs with the sugar and some butter before mixing everything else together and it ended up getting super carmelized, so I would reccomend doing that if you’re looking for a little something extra! Also added some vanilla and hazelnut extract to the caramel.
Teresa Thomas says
March 6, 2019 at 8:13 pmCan you use anything else besides the peanut butter? I am allergic to peanuts.