Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Pinterest Twitter Instagram RSS Facebook
    Buy GO DAIRY FREE and EAT DAIRY FREE today!
    Go Dairy Free
    • Need to Know
      • Newbies Start Here!
      • Take the Challenge!
      • Dairy-Free FAQs
      • Latest News
      • Milk Allergies
      • Lactose Intolerance
      • Other Health Issues
      • Testimonials
      • Calcium Guide
      • Holidays & More
      • Best Books
      • The Community
    • Recipes
      • Recipes by Category
      • Full Recipe Index
      • Gluten-Free Recipe Index
      • Vegan Recipe Index
    • Reviews
      • Dairy Substitutes
        • Butter
        • Cheese
        • Cream
        • Creamer
        • Dessert Toppings
        • Ice Cream
        • Ice Cream Novelties
        • Milk
        • Yogurt
        • More Kitchen Essentials
      • Dairy-Free Sweets & Snacks
        • Protein Shakes
        • More Creamy Beverages
        • Snack & Protein Bars
        • More Snacks
        • Chocolate
        • Cookie Dough
        • Cookies & Brownies
        • Pies & Cakes
        • Pudding & Mousse
        • More Sweet Treats
      • Dairy-Free Meal Makers
        • Baking Mixes
        • Bread Products
        • Breakfast Pastries
        • Cereal & Granola
        • Cheesy Pasta & Rice
        • Frozen Pizza
        • More Entrees
        • Dip and Spreads
        • Salad Dressing
        • Sauces
      • All Product Reviews
        • New Product Reviews!
        • Browse by Product Type
        • Full Review Index
        • Gluten-Free Review Index
        • Vegan Review Index
    • Grocery Guide
      • Alisa’s Dairy-Free Kitchen
      • Brands We Love
      • Dairy Substitutes
      • Dairy Ingredient List
      • Understanding Food Labels
      • No Dairy Product Lists
      • Ordering Specialty Foods
      • Best Grocery Stores
    • Eating Out
      • Fast Food Listings
      • Recommended Restaurants
    • My Books!
      • Go Dairy Free 2nd Edition (best seller!)
      • Eat Dairy Free 1st Edition (full color!)
      • eBooks & Printables
      • Book Supplements & Resources
    • About Us
      • Meet Us
      • Contact Us
      • Join Us
      • Work With Us
    Go Dairy Free
    You are at:Home»Dairy-Free Recipes»Alisa's Recipes»Homemade White Chocolate Crispy Bars (Yes, Dairy-Free!)

    Homemade White Chocolate Crispy Bars (Yes, Dairy-Free!)

    24
    By Alisa Fleming on February 11, 2016 Alisa's Recipes, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    In my last  #365dairyfree challenge update, I eluded to some dairy-free white chocolate crispy bars that I was working on. It’s a delicious sweet treat adapted from the white chocolate recipe in my book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook, and yes, I’m sharing it with you today! It seemed only fitting, with Valentine’s Day on the horizon, to make these white chocolate crispy bars into little heart-shaped bites, but you can use the mold of your choice, from handy silicone muffin cups (if you don’t have one of these, you’re missing out on some serious ease!) to a true candy bar mold.

    Homemade Dairy-Free White Chocolate Crispy Bars - yes, from scratch! The recipe is naturally vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, easy, and SO yummy!

    You might have a few questions about this recipe for homemade white chocolate crispy bars, such as “Isn’t cocoa butter dairy?”. No, no it isn’t. Cocoa butter, or cacao butter (same thing for practical purposes), is the buttery part of the cacao bean, with absolutely no relation to dairy whatsoever. It’s completely plant-based.

    Navitas Naturals Organic Cacao Butter - used to make my homemade dairy-free white chocolate crispy bars!Now you might be wondering, “Where on earth do you buy cocoa butter?” If you had asked me a decade ago, I would have said “online-only” and “it may be difficult for you to find”. But food-grade cocoa butter is popping up in natural food stores now (even some mainstream grocers), and many good brands are now offering it. It doesn’t seem cheap at first glance, but 1 lb will make roughly 2 lbs (32 ounces) of white chocolate – that’s a lot of sweet stuff! The brand I use for both the raw cashews and the cacao butter is Navitas Naturals. It’s really good stuff. Pictured here so you know what to look for.

    As you can see, I also used pure vanilla bean to get those lovely little flecks! I recommend using only vanilla bean (you only need a little!) or vanilla powder as a liquid extract can mess with the consistency of the cocoa butter in these dairy-free white chocolate crispy bars.

    365 Dairy-Free Recipe Challenge Update

    Another adaption, but I’m still counting these dairy-free white chocolate crispy bars as another success from my personal 365 New Dairy-Free Recipe Challenge for 2016. My goal is to trial at least 365 new-to-me recipes this year, and that doesn’t even count all of the retesting I am doing to perfect many of those dishes. I’ll be using the hashtag #365dairyfree here and on social media to share many of the trials, successes and flops!

    My New Dairy-Free Recipe Trials for February 4th through February 10th:

    • Spicy Weeknight Lo Mein (So easy, so good!)
    • Cashew Ice Cream (needs work, but I’m finally getting to this one!)

    This week was a little light because we finally took a vacation! A little wine country trip to beat the holiday crowds and celebrate Valentine’s Day early. This weekend we’ll enjoy the couple bottles we came home with and some of these heart-shaped, vanilla-speckled, wonderful white chocolate crispy bars …

    Homemade Dairy-Free White Chocolate Crispy Bars - yes, from scratch! The recipe is naturally vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, easy, and SO yummy!

    Special Diet Notes: White Chocolate Crispy Bars

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.

    For sugar-free white chocolate crispy bars, my friend Ricki Heller (the sugar-free diet and recipe guru!) trialed my recipe with xylitol. She said, “It’s a bit fussier with the xylitol as you really do have to grind it up first, and the result was still a wee bit gritty. But SO tasty!!”

    5.0 from 2 reviews
    Dairy-Free White Chocolate Crispy Bars
     
    Print
    Prep time
    15 mins
    Total time
    15 mins
     
    Recipe adapted from my book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook!
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Serves: 4 servings or about 4 ounces
    Ingredients
    • 1 ounce (scant ¼ cup) raw, unsalted cashews
    • ¼ cup + ½ tablespoon powdered sugar*
    • Pinch fine sea salt
    • 2 ounces cocoa butter / cacao butter (food grade, see post above)**
    • ½-inch vanilla bean or ½ teaspoon pure vanilla powder
    • ¼ cup crispy rice cereal
    Instructions
    1. Place the cashews, sugar, and salt in your spice grinder and whiz into a powder (about 30 seconds).
    2. Melt the cocoa butter, preferably using this method. Use caution if using the microwave - only heat until just melted. If it heats up too much, it may be scorched even if you can't see it.
    3. Whisk the cashew-sugar mixture and seeds scraped from the vanilla bean (or the vanilla powder) into the melted cocoa butter until smooth and creamy.
    4. Pour the mixture into your prepared molds. Top with crispy rice cereal, and gently press the cereal in to ensure it adheres as the chocolate chills.
    5. Place the molds in the refrigerator for about 1 to 2 hours to set up.
    6. Pop them out and enjoy! As long as your home isn't too toasty, these white chocolate crispy bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They can also be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
    Notes
    *I would say ¼ cup to ⅓ cup on the powdered sugar, depending on how sweet you like it (taste test as you go!), but ¼ cup + ½ tablespoon was right on the money for me.

    **Though you can use coconut oil as a substitute for the cocoa butter in a pinch (about ⅓ cup when melted), it will have a slight coconut flavor instead of that pure chocolate taste, and it will be much softer - I would recommend storing it chilled only.
    3.5.3208
    Alisa Fleming
    • Website

    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

    Related Posts

    Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream Cake Recipe - optionally vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free. With easy, homemade, dairy-free strawberry ice cream.

    Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream Cake with Easy Vegan Ice Cream

    Dairy-Free Raspberry Chocolate Pudding Recipe - Quick, Easy, Perfectly Creamy, and Infused with SO MUCH flavor. Vegan, soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free.

    Raspberry Chocolate Pudding that’s Perfectly Rich, Creamy & Flavorful

    Dairy-Free Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe

    Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Herbs and Carrots

    24 Comments

    1. Allison Lowe on February 2, 2017 10:27 am

      These sound delicious!! I have just one problem…..
      Could you suggest a possible alternative to cashews for this recipe?
      My kids are allergic to dairy and egg, and I am allergic to cashews. I was hoping to try and make something that all of us could eat. Thanks in advance!!

      Reply
    2. Pingback: Dairy Free White Chocolate Ice Cream Bon Bons Recipe

    3. Becky Striepe on May 2, 2016 8:27 am

      Woah! I never would have thought to make white chocolate from scratch, but this recipe makes it sound so doable!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on May 4, 2016 2:47 pm

        It’s beyond doable Becky – so easy and delicious!

        Reply
    4. Lucie on February 13, 2016 7:23 am

      These are so beautiful!!! I love how simple the recipe is and the little spots of vanilla make them perfect 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 13, 2016 8:11 am

        Thank you Lucie! I love using vanilla bean for that true vanilla vibe!

        Reply
    5. Wendy on February 13, 2016 5:44 am

      These look amazing! My boys love white chocolate so much – I am going to make these for them!

      Reply
    6. Ricki on February 12, 2016 4:41 pm

      Wowzah! So simple, yet so incredibly delish. I am going to make this asap, modified for the ACD! Happy Valentine’s Day!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 13, 2016 7:32 am

        Awesome, I can’t wait to see how you do it!

        Reply
    7. Kirsten / Comfortably Domestic on February 12, 2016 2:02 pm

      These little hearts are seriously too cute. I really love the flecks of vanilla bean in there!

      Reply
    8. Marlynn @ UrbanBlissLife on February 12, 2016 9:19 am

      These are so adorable, and I don’t imagine they would last very long in my house… I might have to make them and NOT share… 😉 Being somewhat new to the dairy-free world, I always love how you include tidbits of helpful information in each post, such as the info re: cacao butter. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 12, 2016 11:04 am

        I’m so happy to help Marlynn! I can’t lie either, when I really like something like these, I keep my own stash 🙂

        Reply
    9. Erin @ Platings and Pairings on February 12, 2016 8:29 am

      These look delicious! I love the flecks of vanilla bean running through them. And because there is cereal in them, that means you can eat them for breakfast, right? 😉

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 12, 2016 8:41 am

        Totally! I may or may not have snuck one or two of these in the a.m. hours 🙂

        Reply
    10. Trish - Mom On Timeout on February 12, 2016 8:18 am

      I would snack on these all day long! Delish!

      Reply
    11. Marye on February 12, 2016 4:47 am

      Oh wow, these look so good!

      Reply
    12. Alice on February 12, 2016 2:28 am

      Any ideas what I substitute for cashew nuts as can’t eat them? Love your recipies.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 12, 2016 7:38 am

        You can use macadamias or dairy-free milk powder, but with the milk powder, I haven’t tested the amounts of some of the newer options (not a fan of the brown rice versions – too gritty).

        Reply
    13. Adriana Martin on February 12, 2016 12:33 am

      I love the Navitas products so many great options and your white chocolate crispy bras look just perfect =)

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 12, 2016 7:38 am

        Thank you Adriana!

        Reply
    14. Katie on February 11, 2016 7:47 pm

      Yes!! I actually have some cacao butter that I bought this summer to make white chocolate, but I never got around to it. I’m thinking I may have to tinker with this recipe (as I do) and use chia seeds somehow. Thoughts?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 11, 2016 8:00 pm

        Yes! Rescue Chocolate which I reviewed uses a good dose of chia seeds! I’m not sure how they do it since it was so smooth, but maybe they strain it? Even if you had some chia bits, I think it would be good, but since I don’t add a liquid (on purpose – it preserves the texture), I would hesitate on leaving the chia seeds whole as they may not gel the same. I’m curious!

        Reply
    15. Paige on February 11, 2016 3:22 pm

      These sound SO good. I love white chocolate! Actually, I love all chocolate equally 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 11, 2016 3:38 pm

        Tooting my own horn here, but they are Deee-licious! Seriously. So much fresher and better than store-bought. And I’m with you – it’s hard to choose a favorite chocolate sometimes!

        Reply

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Rate this recipe:  

    Go Dairy Free Recipes, Reviews and News to Your Inbox!

    Go Dairy Free - The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance and Casein-Free Living Fames Dairy Free Chocolate
    Hawaiian Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe - plant-based, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, grain-free, paleo, and optionally nut-free. Healthy, rich with produce, and easy!

    Hawaiian Cauliflower Fried Rice made with Fresh, Plant-Based Ingredients

    Wacky Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes - The World's Easiest Pantry Recipe (also known as Crazy, Joe, or WW II Cupcakes)

    Chocolate Cupcakes: Every Joe Will Go Crazy for These Wacky Treats

    The 10 Best Dairy-Free Yogurt Brands to Buy Right Now - we compared over 35 brands - all vegan, plant-based, gluten-free, and carrageenan-free

    The 10 Best Dairy-Free Yogurt Brands to Buy Right Now

    Enjoy Life Foods Eat dairy free book
    Go Dairy Free is the leading website for information on the dairy-free diet. We share dairy-free recipes, product reviews, news, recommendations and health guides to aide those with milk allergies, lactose intolerance or a general need or desire to live without dairy. Dairy-free does include milk-free, lactose-free, casein-free and whey-free, too! We also offer ample resources for gluten-free, soy-free, food allergy, vegan and paleo diets. Please note that ingredients, processes and products are subject to change by a manufacturer at any time. All foods and products should be considered at risk for cross-contamination with milk and other allergens. Always contact the manufacturer prior to consumption. Disclaimer - All Rights Reserved - Privacy Policy Go Dairy Free © 2005-2022 Fleming Marrs Inc.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.