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    Home » Recipes » Chocolates & Candy

    May 10, 2023 10 Comments

    Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars (fudgy and chewy)

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    Just 5 ingredients, and super easy to make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are a delicious candy treat! The perfect combination of flavors: not-too-sweet, super chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, crunchy, and peanuty! These bars are a dupe for the classic Canadian chocolate bar "Eat-More".

    Just 5 ingredients, and super easy to make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are a delicious candy treat! The perfect combination of flavors: not-too-sweet, super chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, crunchy, and peanuty! These bars are a dupe for the classic Canadian chocolate bar "Eat-More". #itdoesnttastelikechicken #veganchocolate #chocolate

    With Mother's Day just around the corner, I wanted to make my mom a special treat. My mom's favorite chocolate bar is called an Eat-More bar. These bars are only sold in Canada so unless you live in Canada you might not have heard of them. They are chewy, chocolatey, and jammed full of peanuts! My mom said she always thought it was all the chocolate bars mashed into one perfect bar, haha!

    Eat-More bars have dairy in them so I decided to veganize them and make the homemade (isn't homemade always better)? After a few recipe tests, I nailed the chocolate-peanut butter flavor and the caramel-chewy chocolate texture! I was so excited to give these to my mom that I ended up gifting them to her early and she told me that they tasted exactly like the store-bought chocolate bar... but so much better!!

    Just 5 ingredients, and super easy to make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are a delicious candy treat! The perfect combination of flavors: not-too-sweet, super chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, crunchy, and peanuty! These bars are a dupe for the classic Canadian chocolate bar "Eat-More". #itdoesnttastelikechicken #veganchocolate #chocolate

    These vegan chocolate peanut bars are so easy to make and they can be frozen too. They are gluten-free, and dairy-free so they are very allergy friendly. (If you cannot use peanuts, see the recipe notes for a few other options). These bars are great for gifting, bringing to parties, potlucks, or enjoying yourself! I love to have one with a glass of white wine after dinner. Talk about delicious!!!

    Oh and if you're a chocolate lover, you are going to LOVE my third cookbook which will be coming out later this year! Stay tunnnnned! 😉

    Mix peanut butter and corn syrup.How to Make Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars:

    Line a 9" x 9" baking pan with parchment paper, or use a silicon baking pan.

    Mix the corn syrup and peanut butter in a medium pot over medium heat.

    Simmer for 5 minutes.

    Once the mixture begins to bubble, gently simmer for 5 minutes. Keep stirring often and adjust the heat as needed to ensure it doesn't burn. The mixture might get a bit foamy.

    Melt the chocolate chips into the peanut butter mixture.

    After 5 minutes, remove the pot from the heat. Add the chocolate chips and vanilla extract and stir well to melt the chocolate into the mixture.

    Add the peanuts and spread into a pan.

    Lastly, stir in the peanuts and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan and use a spatula to spread it evenly. Allow to cool in the fridge for about 3 hours or until it is chilled and set.

    Cut into 16 bars (or whatever bar size you prefer). Store the vegan chocolate peanut butter bars in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or store them in the freezer.

    Just 5 ingredients, and super easy to make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are a delicious candy treat! The perfect combination of flavors: not-too-sweet, super chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, crunchy, and peanuty! These bars are a dupe for the classic Canadian chocolate bar "Eat-More". #itdoesnttastelikechicken #veganchocolate #chocolate

    These Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are...

    • chewy, fudgy, chocolatey, and peanuty
    • a dupe of a classic Canadian chocolate bar call "Eat-More"
    • super quick and easy to make
    • make for a great gift!

    More vegan chocolate candy recipes to try:

    Vegan Peanut Butter Cups
    Chocolate Dipped Honeycomb
    Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
    Christmas Cracker Candy
    Vegan Peppermint Patties
    Easy Vegan Coconut Mounds
    Vegan Chocolate Creme Eggs

    If you try this recipe let us know by leaving a comment, rating it, and don't forget to tag @itdoesnttastelikechicken on Instagram.
    Bon appetegan!
    Sam Turnbull

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    4.84 from 6 votes

    Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars

    Just 5 ingredients, and super easy to make, these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Bars are a delicious candy treat! The perfect combination of flavors: not-too-sweet, super chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, crunchy, and peanuty! These bars are a dupe for the classic Canadian chocolate bar "Eat-More".
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time5 minutes mins
    Setting time:3 hours hrs
    Total Time3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
    Course : Dessert
    Cuisine : Canadian
    Servings: 16 bars
    Author: Sam Turnbull • It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup golden corn syrup
    • ¾ cup natural peanut butter
    • 1 ½ cups vegan chocolate chips
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 cups roasted salted peanuts
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    Instructions

    • Line a 9" x 9" baking pan with parchment paper, or use a silicon baking pan.
    • Mix the corn syrup and peanut butter in a medium pot over medium heat.
    • Once the mixture begins to bubble, gently simmer for 5 minutes. Keep stirring often and adjust the heat as needed to ensure it doesn't burn. The mixture might get a bit foamy.
    • After 5 minutes, remove the pot from the heat. Add the chocolate chips and vanilla extract and stir well to melt the chocolate into the mixture.
    • Lastly, stir in the peanuts and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan and use a spatula to spread it evenly. Allow to cool in the fridge for about 3 hours or until it is chilled and set.
    • Cut into 16 bars (or whatever bar size you prefer). Store them in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or you can freeze them.

    Notes

    Corn syrup substitute: if you do not have golden or dark corn syrup, light corn syrup will also work, it just has less caramel flavor. If you prefer to substitute corn syrup, a good substitute is golden syrup. The bars need to set like candy so other sweeteners (such as agave, or maple syrups) might not work well. 
    Peanut-free alternative: sub peanut butter for almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter. Sub the peanuts for roasted and salted chopped almonds, roasted and salted cashews, or roasted and salted sunflower seeds.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 bar (recipe makes 16 bars) | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
    Did You Make This Recipe?Tag @itdoesnttastelikechicken on Instagram and Hashtag #itdoesnttastelikechicken

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    Comments

    1. Irene McDonald says

      June 23, 2023 at 2:10 pm

      I do not know what the original candy bar tasted like but I made this today and was really surprised and pleased with how good it is. It really hit my sweet tooth with just one small square. This is a keeper for when the cravings hit!

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      • Jess @ IDTLC Support says

        June 29, 2023 at 11:45 am

        We're so glad!

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    2. Ann M says

      June 08, 2023 at 10:22 am

      4 stars
      I am not familiar with the candy bar that these are modeled after, but the chew is quite pleasing. The "fudgy" part isn't coming through for me, though, as I barely taste any chocolate at all which really bummed me out. Maybe milk chocolate would be better than semi-sweet? Anyway, not bad; but not what I expected.

      Reply
    3. Kate says

      May 21, 2023 at 8:20 pm

      5 stars
      This is an amazing recipe!!! So freaking good. Very easy to make. The texture is really good. I don’t know the original candy bar…but I’ll make this again and again! Thank you.

      Reply
      • Jess @ IDTLC Support says

        May 24, 2023 at 9:40 pm

        Amazing!

        Reply
    4. Gillian says

      May 10, 2023 at 1:15 pm

      Hi Sam, I'm definitely trying these, but can you advise what the weight of the chocolate would be so I can use melted acchocolate bar rather than chips? thanks! Gillian

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        May 16, 2023 at 4:25 pm

        Hi Gillian, at the bottom of the ingredient list you will see "metric", just click that and it will switch to metric which will show you the weight. Hope that helps!

        Reply
        • Gillian says

          May 16, 2023 at 6:09 pm

          Ah, that's fantastic. Why didn't I think of that?

    5. Carolyn Turnbull says

      May 10, 2023 at 12:54 pm

      Mom here.... these chocolatey, chewy, peanuty bars are a smash hit. I only have a few left and it's not even Mothers Day.

      Reply
      • Sam Turnbull says

        May 16, 2023 at 4:25 pm

        Haha, yay!!! Glad you enjoyed mom 🙂

        Reply

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