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Making Chunky Candy Bars at home is easy and all you need are 3 ingredients!

You can make these using a chocolate bar-shaped mold or your favorite silicone molds. Follow the easy steps below for a terrific treat!

What is a Chunky Bar?

The original Chunky Bar was a chocolate bar made by Nestle with an iconic square pyramid-like shape. It had a sweet and salty combination of raisins and roasted peanuts and was available in milk chocolate and dark chocolate.

However, the dark chocolate has been discontinued, and the milk chocolate can be hard to find. Luckily, with this recipe, you can now make your own at home!

Chunky Bar Ingredients:

Grab these 3 simple ingredients to make chunky bars at home.

Chocolate: use chocolate chips or shave off pieces from a chocolate bar. You get to choose between semi-sweet or dark!
Raisins: a classic ingredient that adds sweetness to these bars.
Peanuts: roasted unsalted work best, simply coarsely chop them.

You’ll find the ingredient amounts in the recipe card below.

side by side images of distributing melted chocolate into chocolate molds

How to make these chocolate chunky bars

The steps to make these chocolate bars at home are simple.

Prep:
Set up a double broiler by filling a small sauce pot with about 3 inches of water. Place a heat-resistant bowl on top. Place the chocolate molds on a baking sheet or a small tray. I recommend using one that will fit inside your fridge. Distribute the chopped peanuts and raisins inside the molds, making sure there’s even distribution in the bars.
Melt the chocolate:
Place the chocolate on top of the double broiler and melt it while gently stirring it with a spatula. Once melted, turn off the heat.
Fill:
Carefully pour the melted chocolate inside the prepared molds. Spread the chocolate with a silicone spatula or frosting spatula as an even layer on top.
Chill:
Transfer the tray with the chocolate molds to the fridge and let them harden for 4 hours or overnight. Remove from the fridge and enjoy.
Cut & Enjoy:
Carefully remove the chocolate bars from the mold by flipping them over onto a cutting board. Cut into pieces and enjoy!
Store:
Store chocolate bars in an airtight container in the pantry or refrigerator for up to a month and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

three images side by side: distributing peanuts and raisins in chocolate molds, melting chocolate in a double boiler, pour melted chocolate into chocolate molds

Storage of homemade chocolate bars

Store chocolate bars in an airtight container in the pantry or refrigerator for up to a month and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Homemade Chunky Bars

Servings: 6 bars

Prep Time: 5

Chill: 4

Cook Time: 10

Making Chunky Candy Bars at home is easy and all you need are 3 ingredients!

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Ingredients

2 cups chocolate chips or chunks, semi-sweet or dark
½ cup raisins
½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped

Instructions

Prep:

Set up a double broiler by filling a small sauce pot with about 3 inches of water. Place a heat-resistant bowl on top.
Place the chocolate molds on a baking sheet or a small tray. I recommend using one that will fit inside your fridge.
Distribute the chopped peanuts and raisins inside the molds, making sure there's even distrubution in the bars.

Melt the chocolate:

Slowly melt the chocolate chips while stirring with a spatula in the double broiler. Once melted, turn off the heat.

Fill:

Carefully pour the melted chocolate inside the prepared molds. Spread the chocolate with a silicone spatula or frosting spatula as an even layer on top.