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homemade candy bar bites

These copycat Kit Kat bites are a homemade version of my favorite candy bar. Milk chocolate and crispy rice cereal come together in a bite-sized treat you can enjoy anytime!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 96
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Candy Bar Bites
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
  • 1.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 25 regular sized marshmallows
  • 12 ounce milk chocolate morsels
  • 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 4.5 cups rice krispies cereal
  • 11 ounce butterscotch morsels
  • 1 cup peanut butter morsels

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. In a large mixing bowl, add marshmallows, milk chocolate morsels and baking chocolate. Set aside.
  2. In a large pot, bring to a boil the sugar, cream and butter (over medium high heat). Once boiling, continue to boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour hot mixture over marshmallows and chocolate. Using an electric mixer, beat until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth (about 2 minutes).
  3. Melt butterscotch and peanut butter morsels together in microwave bowl for one minute. Stir and heat at 30 second intervals until fully melted.
  4. In a large bowl, combine rice cereal, melted butterscotch and about 1/3 of the chocolate mixture. Mix completely.
  5. In a parchment paper lined 13x9 baking dish, pour 1/3 of chocolate mixture onto bottom, spreading with a knife until bottom of dish is covered. Top with cereal mixture. Press firmly. Pour remaining 1/3 of chocolate mixture over cereal, spreading with a knife.
  6. Allow to set up in refrigerator, about 1-2 hours. Remove and cut into bite sized pieces. ENJOY!

Notes

If you don't like peanut butter, swap out the peanut butter morsels for more butterscotch morsels. The melted morsels may seize if heated for too long; microwave for 15-20 seconds at a time, stirring after each increment. Once seized, it's impossible to fix. These bites can be frozen, but thawing may affect texture. Store in the refrigerator for 5-7 days for best results.