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Healthy Homemade Butterfingers Recipe

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These Healthy Homemade Butterfingers are a deliciously crunchy and sweet treat made with peanut butter, honey, and cornflake cereal, coated in a smooth layer of chocolate. This recipe offers a healthier alternative to store-bought candy bars, using simple natural ingredients and no refined sugars. Perfect for satisfying sweet cravings with a homemade touch.

Ingredients

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Base Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 + 3/4 cup cornflake cereal

Chocolate Coating

  • 1 cup chocolate chips (dairy free, if needed)
  • 1 tsp coconut oil

Instructions

  1. Heat Peanut Butter Mixture: In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the peanut butter, honey, vanilla extract, and sea salt. Stir continuously and heat for 2-4 minutes until the mixture is smooth and heated through.
  2. Mix with Cereal: Transfer the warm peanut butter mixture to a large mixing bowl containing the cornflake cereal. Stir thoroughly, gently crushing some of the cereal pieces to ensure all are well-coated with the peanut butter mixture.
  3. Form Butterfinger Logs: Shape the mixture into 12-14 log-shaped bars. Place each log on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet. Freeze these logs for 1 hour to firm up.
  4. Melt Chocolate Coating: While the logs freeze, melt the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a microwave or on the stovetop over low heat, stirring carefully to avoid burning the chocolate.
  5. Dip Logs in Chocolate: Remove the frozen logs from the freezer and individually dip each log into the melted chocolate, letting excess drip off. Place the coated logs back on the parchment-lined plate.
  6. Set Chocolate: Return the coated logs to the freezer and allow the chocolate to set for about 10 minutes. Once set, store the homemade Butterfingers in the refrigerator or freezer to maintain freshness.

Notes

  • Use dairy-free chocolate chips if you want to make this recipe vegan or dairy-free.
  • Freezing the logs before dipping ensures they hold their shape and the chocolate coating sets quickly.
  • Storage recommendation: keep these bars refrigerated for up to a week or frozen for longer storage.
  • Gently crushing the cereal helps improve the texture and allows better coating.
  • Adjust sweetness by varying the amount of honey to your taste.

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