No Bake Chocolate Crunch Bars - The Recipe Rebel (2024)

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written by Ashley Fehr

5 from 9 votes

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Servings 24 bars

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Last updated on May 26, 2020

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These Chocolate Crunch Bars are a no bake dessert that comes together in minutes! Chewy, fudgy, and crunchy, they’re sure to be a family favorite!

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Chewy, chocolatey deliciousness!

These No Bake Crunch Bars are not a copycat of the Nestle Crunch Bars (although I do love those as well!).

This recipe is another one from my Grandma’s church cookbook.

Sometimes I feel like I spent so much time scouring the internet for new and exciting recipes, that I don’t take enough time to treasure the recipes I grew up with.

Sometimes those are the best recipes.

I just love a good no-bake recipe. I think it’s safe to say that everybody loves a good no-bake recipe.

These bars are so perfectly chewy, with a bit of crunch and texture from the oats, coconut and rice krispies. The layer of chocolate on top makes them totally indulgent and ultra fudgy!

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Variations on these Crunch Bars:

  • You can use dark or milk chocolate, depending on your preferences. I usually use semisweet, because it’s what I have the most of around here, but you can go more or less sweet, as you prefer! Even white chocolate would be great in these!
  • You can easily make these gluten free by using certified gluten free oats and gluten free rice cereal, or another similar cereal, or even sub in more oats.
  • The ratio of coconut to oats to Rice Krispies doesn’t matter that much, so if you prefer one over the other, or if you want to leave out the coconut (for example), just bump up the other two to fill in the gap.
  • What does matter is the ratio of dry ingredients to “glue” — the butter, marshmallows and chocolate. Don’t mess with that one!
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More easy no bake bars:

  • Nanaimo Bars
  • No Bake Chocolate Nutella Cheesecake Bars
  • No Bake Mint Chocolate Bars
  • Better No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

*This recipe and post has been updated since the original in January 2015

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No Bake Crunch Bars

written by Ashley Fehr

5 from 9 votes

These Chocolate Crunch Bars are a no bake dessert that comes together in minutes! Chewy, fudgy, and crunchy, they're sure to be a family favorite!

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup hard margarine or butter divided
  • 8 cups mini marshmallows divided
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips divided
  • 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup large flake oatmeal

Instructions

  • Melt together ¼ cup margarine and 4 cups marshmallows. Stir in ½ cup chocolate chips until melted. Stir in coconut, Rice Krispies, and oatmeal.

  • Press into a 9×13″ pan that’s lined with tin foil (to save on washing!) and sprayed with non-stick spray.

  • Melt together remaining margarine, marshmallows and chocolate chips. Spread on top of coconut layer. Set aside to set completely (I like to leave it in the fridge).

  • They are fine sitting at room temperature, but I like to store them in the refrigerator or freezer so they don’t get too soft and stick together.

Notes

*To melt ingredients together, I used the microwave. I cooked in the microwave on high for 1 minute, and then in 30 second intervals after that, stirring in between until smooth. You could also melt on the stove over medium-low heat.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 231cal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 390IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.7mg

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My name is Ashley Fehr and I love creating easy meals my family loves. I also like to do things my way, which means improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations!

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Comments

  1. Darlyne Redd says

    Plan on making tonight. Would love to see MORE easy recipes like this from yours or others grandma’s kitchens! We usually expect recipes to be time consuming with so many ingredients that make us feel overwhelmed to want to try them. MORE, please!

    Reply

  2. Denise Hamernik says

    I switched out the Oats for toasted slivered almonds.
    Delicious!
    Now there are two delicious options 😊

    Reply

    • The Recipe Rebel says

      Hi Denise! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!

      Reply

  3. Trish F says

    Thank you @Ashley for co-hosting this great giveaway! I was contacted by Kristi and I am the winner! Yeah! I love following your blog and collecting all of these fantastic recipes. I will be stopping by often.

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Trish! So glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply

  4. Aimee @ Like mother like daughter says

    I’m with ya – I totally haven’t started on the healthy recipes for the year. Well maybe one or two. And you sold me with no bake and chocolate – yummo!

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Haha, you need a little something to look forward to, right? 🙂

      Reply

  5. Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says

    OH my! I HAVE to try these! The coconut in them sounds delicious! That’s so neat that you are finding so many classic recipes from an old cookbook of your grandma’s.

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Amber! I’m definitely enjoying looking through them 🙂

      Reply

  6. Kelley @ Chef Savvy says

    I love no bake bars they are one of the best! These looks amazing and super addictive!

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Kelley!

      Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Anna!

      Reply

  7. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    These look amazing! And I love that there is coconut in it. So much better than the normal rice crispie treat. Pinned!

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Natalie!

      Reply

  8. Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says

    I LOVE how simple this recipe is!! Only 6 ingredients is awesome and leaves no excuse not to make these 🙂 Pinned!

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Haha, I think that’s the problem! They’re way too easy to make…. And eat… 🙂 Thanks Chelsea!

      Reply

  9. Christina @ Bake with Christina says

    Having a balance is so important, if not, I’d eat my treats I make consistently, and nothing good can come out of that! Haha!
    But I LOVE those no-bak bars, they look so yummy and easy to make! Pinned 🙂

    Reply

    • Ashley says

      Thanks Christina! I eat WAY too much of what I make! Lol

      Reply

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What happened to Crunch chocolate? ›

In January 2018, Nestlé announced plans to sell its U.S. confectionery brands (including the U.S. rights to Crunch) to Italian chocolatier Ferrero SpA, maker of Nutella, for US$6.9 billion. Ferrero folded the acquired brands into the operations of the Ferrara Candy Company.

How old is Crunch chocolate bar? ›

Nestlé Crunch was invented in Fulton, New York, in 1938, and originally sold for five cents as “Nestlé's Crunch” milk chocolate bar with crisped rice. In the 1950s, the bar was sold for 10 cents.

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CRUNCH chocolate bar Ingredients

Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, milk ingredients, lactose, soya lecithin, artificial flavour), rice crisps (rice flour, sugar, salt, malt extract). May contain nuts, peanuts and wheat.

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On to Nestle Crunch bars. According to nestlecrunch.com, the recommended shelf life of a Nestle Crunch 1.55 oz bar is 15 months.

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Fry & Sons and currently manufactured by Cadbury. Launched in 1866—nineteen years after Fry's created the first moulded, solid chocolate eating bar (in 1847)— Fry's Chocolate Cream is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and is the world's oldest chocolate bar brand.

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Krackel is a chocolate bar with crisped rice pieces made by The Hershey Company and first introduced on September 14, 1938. A candy bar with oven popped rice coated in milk chocolate.

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The Actual Difference Between Nestle Crunch And Hershey's Krackel Bars - Mashed. Silky milk chocolate embracing crisp, puffed rice. This combination is so well-loved, two major candy companies created sweet treats around the same concept.

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In the 1980s, Nestlé, a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, acquired Rowntree's, the original producer of KitKat. Since then, Nestlé has taken over manufacturing and distribution of this popular snack, leading to its widespread global availability.

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The Fry's Chocolate Cream, produced by J. S. Fry & Sons since 1866, consisted of a plain fondant centre enrobed in plain chocolate. It is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and predates the invention of milk chocolate.

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It is produced globally by Nestlé (which acquired Rowntree's in 1988), except in the United States, where it is made under licence by the H. B. Reese Candy Company, a division of the Hershey Company (an agreement Rowntree's first made with Hershey in 1970).

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The candy bar was created in 1964 by Nestlé. It weighs 1.5 ounces (43 g) and includes chocolate, caramel and crisped rice. The bar contains 201 calories; it is low in cholesterol and sodium, but high in saturated fat and sugar.

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Goodbar is a candy bar containing peanuts and chocolate, whose packaging is identifiable by its yellow background and red text. It is manufactured by The Hershey Company and was introduced in 1925.

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Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero, Nestlé.

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According to Little Debbie, a Star Crunch is “A soft, chewy cookie topped with caramel and crispy rice and coated with fudge.”

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The Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® Strawberry-Flavored Candy Bar pairs Rice Krispies® with strawberry flavors in a creamy white candy.

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Smooth dark chocolate mixed with crunchy Rice Krispies or Rice Bubbles and then topped with M&M's, Maltesers and Kit Kats!

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OUR TIP: take your coffee with a Crunch bar! Amp up your midday recharge with every bite of Creamy Milk Chocolate and crisped rice cloaked in delicious, flowing milk chocolate.

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