Cook up some fun with easy homemade Kit Kat Bars

This recipe for Homemade Kit Kat Bars is probably one of the easiest and most fun recipes on my blog. These morsels are a candy bar miracle.

Club crackers are combined with graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, butterscotch, and chocolate chips to make a delicious and whimsical bar cookie which tastes almost like a Kit Kat candy bar.

Certainly, no health benefits or nutritional value here, just a plain old-fashioned copycat candy bar recipe which is delicious, quick, and easy to prepare. If you want to save calories, simply cut the bars smaller.

Sarah Doctor-Williams shared this fun recipe with me, and I knew you would want it too! It's too good not to share and would make a great dessert addition for a casual neighborhood pot-luck dinner or office party.

If your significant other loves chocolate, this sweet confection would even be a fun Valentine's Day dessert. These bars are so easy; your kids could make them.

Homemade Kit Kat Bars

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 cup butter, 2 sticks

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup whole milk

60 club crackers, approximately 3/4 of a 13.7 oz box

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup butterscotch chips

2/3 cup peanut butter

Directions:

Place graham cracker crumbs, butter, granulated and brown sugars, and milk together in a saucepan over medium-high heat.

Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Place one layer of crackers in the bottom of a 9x13 inch ungreased baking dish to cover the entire bottom. Pour 1/2 of the graham cracker mixture on top and spread out evenly to cover all of the crackers.

Put the second layer of crackers on top and pour over the remainder of the graham cracker mixture. Spread out evenly over the crackers.

Top with one more layer of crackers. You should now have three layers of crackers in your baking dish. Set aside.

Place the chocolate and butterscotch chips in a microwave safe bowl and add the peanut butter. Stir to combine and microwave for one minute. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir. Continue microwaving and stirring for additional 30-second intervals until the chocolate and butterscotch melts and the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Pour the chocolate mixture over the top of the third layer of crackers and smooth out evenly. Let cool completely, cover and store in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, cut into bars.

Sharon's Tips:

• I used crunchy peanut butter because that's what I had, but creamy will work too!
• I used Keebler Club Crackers, Waverly Wafers is another brand.
• The hardest part of this entire recipe is spreading the graham cracker mixture over the first layer of crackers because they move around. An offset spatula works best for this.

Sharon Rigsby is the blogger behind Grits and Pinecones, a cooking and hospitality blog. Check out her recipes by visiting www.gritsandpinecones.com.