Gluten Free Whatchamacallit Bars
With simple ingredients and a little prep, you can make this copycat Gluten Free Whatchamacallit Bars recipe.
One of the chocolate bars I remember liking back in the day was Whatchamacallit candy bar. I still see classics like Snickers, Kit Kat, and Milky Ways everywhere I go. But I’ve often wondered what happened to favorite candy bars like Whatchamacallits, Mars, and Zero bars.
The truth is even if I stumbled onto a Whatchamacallit today, I’m not that likely to grab one for myself. But I am likely to enjoy these homemade gluten free Whatchamacallit Bars instead. They’re a great way to satisfy the craving for a candy bar, a little bit healthier.
I developed these a few years ago as simply healthier sweet treats. I didn’t set out to make a Whatchamacallit copycat, but when it hit my sweet tooth I was transported back to the years of Whatchamacallits. It’s not identical to the original recipe, but I love the crisp and crunch coupled with chocolate that made Whatchamacallits such a tasty treat.
Gluten Free Whatchamacallit Bars
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 9 bars
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
With simple ingredients and a little prep, you can make this copycat Gluten Free Whatchamacallit Bars recipe.
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup (150 g) peanut butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup (30 g) crispy rice cereal
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup, divided
- 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1/2 cup (75 g) dried apricots
- 1/4 cup (35 g) pitted Medjool dates
- 1 cup (150 g) toasted almonds
Instructions
- Coat an 8- x 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Warm peanut butter in a small microwave-safe bowl in the microwave on HIGH in 15-second intervals until creamy and smooth; stir in cereal and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Spread into prepared dish.
- Melt chocolate in a small bowl in microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 30-second intervals until smooth; stir in remaining syrup. Set melted chocolate mixture aside.
- Pulse remaining ingredients in a food processor until very finely chopped. Add melted chocolate to mixture in food processor. Pulse until combined.
- Spoon over peanut butter-cereal crust in dish and carefully spread to edges. Refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour). Cut into bars. Cover, and store in refrigerator in an air tight container.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 155 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 11 g
Keywords: Gluten Free Whatchamacallit Bars
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