These homemade crunch bars taste better than store bought, are easy to make with only 3 ingredients and have the same crispy, chocolaty taste as your favorite candy bar!

This candy recipe satisfies any chocolate craving just like my rocky road candy, homemade Twix bars or Snickers recipe!

Five pieces of homemade crunch bars stacked on the counter.

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Chocolate Crunch Bars

If you love Nestle Crunch bars, you will love these homemade crunch bars inspired by the popular candy! Similar to my 3 Musketeers Cool Whip candy recipe they are an easy no-bake dessert with only 3 ingredients and ready in 20 minutes.

Rich, chocolaty and crunchy they are the best parts of my peanut butter balls with rice krispies but more simple to make with minimal ingredients like my 3-ingredient chocolate fudge. They are perfect to whip up when the craving strikes!

Why I Love This Recipe

  • Best texture: These no bake chocolate peanut butter crunch bars have it all – a smooth and creamy texture and when you take a bite they are crispy and crunchy!
  • Easy to make: Rice crispy chocolate bars are ready to eat in only 20 minutes. A chocolate lovers dream!

3 Simple Ingredients

Peanut butter and chocolate chips ina microwave safe bowl.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

  • Chocolate chips: Use high quality baking chocolate chips. I use semi-sweet chocolate chips from Guittard but Ghiradhelli is another favorite.
  • Rice Krispies: The cereal adds the crunch part to the homemade candy bar. Use original rice crispy cereal or your favorite brand, gluten-free if necessary.
  • Peanut butter: I used smooth peanut butter but you can use crunchy peanut butter or even cashew butter, almond butter or other nut butter.

Optional: Add some flaked sea salt on top before freezing for the best homemade crunch bars.

How to Make Homemade Crunch Bars

Place chocolate chips and peanut butter in a medium sized, microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval. When the melted chocolate mixture is smooth, add crispy rice cereal and stir well.

Stirring rice crisp cereal into melted chocolate in a white bowl.

Spread into prepared 8×8 inch baking pan. Freeze for 15 minutes then cut the rich, chocolaty crisp candy bar treats into 8 pieces.

White bowl with melted chocolate and rice krispies cereal stirred together.

Recipe Tips and Variations

  • Crispy vegan chocolate bar: Dairy free semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips are readily available at most grocery stores.
  • Milk chocolate chips: Swap milk chocolate chips for semi-sweet chocolate chips for a more authentic crunch bar.
  • Gluten-free: Rice Krispies contain malt which is not gluten-free. If you need a gluten-free candy bar, check the package ingredients of the crisp rice cereal you are using. Barbara’s, Nature’s Path and Whole Foods all sell a gluten-free crisp cereal.
  • Nut-free dessert: Instead of peanut butter try sunbutter (or any other seed butter).
  • Gifting. I love to package these with some crockpot peanut clusters in a clear plastic bag with a festive ribbon at the holidays!
Homemade crunch bars cut into pieces on parchment paper.