Almond Crunch Bars

At the store, opt for a shelf-stable, no-stir almond butter. These work better in recipes, since it can be difficult to fully blend natural nut butters that separate.

Almond Crunch Bars stacked on green background
Photo: Carson Downing
Prep Time:
30 mins
Chill Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
48 bars

Ingredients

  • 30 vanilla creme sandwich cookies

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ½ cup butter, melted

  • 1 12 ounce jar almond butter*

  • 2 cup powdered sugar

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • ¼ cup heavy cream

  • ½ cup chopped toasted almonds

  • 6 ounce white baking chocolate, chopped

  • Coarsely chopped red and green chocolate-covered candy-coated milk chocolate almonds

Directions

  1. Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges. For crust, in a food processor combine cookies and salt. Cover and process until crumbs form. Add melted butter. Cover and pulse just until combined. Press mixture evenly in bottom of prepared pan.

  2. Reserve 1/3 cup of the almond butter. In a large bowl beat remaining almond butter, the powdered sugar, softened butter, and cream with a mixer on low to medium until smooth and fluffy. Stir in almonds. Spread evenly over crust in pan.

  3. In a small saucepan heat and stir white chocolate and the reserved almond butter over low until smooth and melted. Spread over layers in pan. Sprinkle with candies.

  4. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until set. Use foil to lift uncut bars from pan. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.

*Tip

If needed, stir almond butter until evenly smooth.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

139 Calories
9g Fat
13g Carbs
2g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 48
Calories 139
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 76mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 49mg 1%
Folate, total 7.1mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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