Chocolate Dunked Salted Honey Nut Bars.
I don’t mean to brag…
BUT how amazing do these chocolate dunked salted honey nut bars look (and sound)?!? Like salted honey and nuts?!?! Dunked in chocolate?!?!?
The struggle to contain my excitement about these bars is REAL .
I feel like I should mention that in the time frame of TWO days I made these bars FIVE times. Yes, five times. Over the past week, two batches were consumed solely by me, two batches traveled all the way to South Korea with my parents, little brother and little sister, and there is one batch left in my freezer. Each batch was made slightly different until I felt I had the recipe PERFECT.
Control freak???
FOR SURE, but the good news is that I can promise you, these bars are going to be delicious… like addicting. Worse than crack ADDICTING. OK, totally not worse than crack, because well, you know, but the point to my rambling is that putting these down after one bite, let alone one bar…. is pretty much impossible. No amount of willpower with keep you from these.
Second round of good news is that as far as sweet things go, these bars are heathy enough for breakfast…maybe minus some of the chocolate, but you know I love chocolate and there can never be too much…even for breakfast. Don’t judge, you know you love it too.
SIDE NOTE: I literally just got a text from my dad saying that he is standing in the airport customs line (because my mom, dad, Red and Asher just flew from Frankfurt, Germany to somewhere in South Korea…I have no idea where they really are) eating my nut bars and that he just wanted to tell me they are excellent!! Hehe, this makes me so happy. I love that they have home-baked and healthy snacks thousands of miles around the world. 🙂
Ok, let me just get right down to it today. These bars are epic… and so easy, but they require a few specific notes on their cooking time. To make these bars you simply gather up a whole bunch of nuts and seeds and bake them in honey. Easy as that. Here’s the thing though, the longer the honey bakes, the harder the honey will become as it cools. In my five batches I had bars that were too soft, and then others that were just slightly too hard for my liking. Finally I got to the results you see in these photos.
These bars are crazy sticky, especially when warm, but once they cool they are the perfect consistency. Chewy with soft, caramel like honey and crunchy nuts.
SOOOO GOOD.
If you want your honey to be a littler firmer (harder), just bake the bars five minutes longer than directed. Another important note is that you must, must, must wait until the bars are completely cool to cut them.
Trust me, cutting them while still warm does not work…but eating them warm is kind of awesome…so maybe grab a small taste before they cool completely. 🙂
It’s also really helpful to freeze the cut bars BEFORE you dunk them in chocolate. The warm, melted chocolate can start to warm the honey, which can then leave you with harder to dip bars. I didn’t have a problem, but in general, cold bars dip REALLY well into warm chocolate because then the chocolate immediately begins to harden.
The final touch is a sprinkle of flaky sea salt…aka something all foods NEED.
Yes, I may be a bit head over heals for my flaky sea salt. What?? It’s good stuff.
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Chocolate Dunked Salted Honey Nut Bars.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, chocolate, chocolate bar, honey, nut
BUT how amazing do these chocolate dunked salted honey nut bars look (and sound)?!? Like salted honey and nuts?!?! Dunked in chocolate?!?!?
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup roasted shelled pistachios
- 1/2 cup roasted cashews
- 1/2 cup raw pepitas
- 2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons raw hemp seeds
- 8-12 ounces dark chocolate melted
- flaky sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch pyrex pan or similar size jelly roll pan with parchment paper and then grease the paper with coconut oil. This step is VERY important, it will make removing the bars SO much easier.
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In a medium sauce pan, combine the honey coconut sugar and coconut oil. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, continue to boil for 3-4 minutes and then remove from the heat. Be very careful not to boil the mixture over 3-4 minutes. The longer the honey boils, the harder your bars will be. Allow the honey to cool slightly and then stir in the vanilla.
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To the parchment lined pan, add the peanuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews and pepitas. Toss well to evenly combine the nuts. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and hemp seeds overtop.
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Slowly pour the honey mixture over the nuts, doing your best to evenly coat the nuts. It is OK if the honey does not evenly coat all the nuts. As it warms it will spread in the oven, evenly coating the rest of the nuts.
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Place on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top of the bars are deep golden. Again, the longer these bake, the harder your bars will be. To get the gooey, sticky bars you see in these photos, I found baking for 25 minutes to be the perfect time. Bake for closer to 30 minutes for a firm, crunchier honey bar. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting. DO NOT try and cut into the bars while they are warm, that will not end well. I let my bars sit overnight. You can also stick the bars in the freezer for 20-30 minutes, BUT don't forget about them because once they are frozen cutting the bars is impossible. Using a sharp, long knife, cut into 12-14 bars.
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To dunk in chocolate, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the bars on the baking sheet and freeze for 20-30 minutes. Freezing the bars makes the dipping process a million times easier. Once frozen, dip each bar into the melted chocolate, covering the bar completely in chocolate or only half way, your preference. Sprinkle each bar with flaky sea salt. Return the chocolate dunk bars to the freezer for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to set. Store in a sealed container in a cool, dark place or in the fridge.
For real though?? These bars are everything. You need them… today. 🙂
OMG! these look so delicious and sticky! Just got my braces off, so all things sticky makes me so excited 😀
How much honey do you need? 3/4 cup or?
Yes, 3/4 cups, sorry about that!
Yes, 3/4 cup. So sorry about that! I fixed the recipe. Hope you love these!
I agree, these do look delicious! It looks so gooey and full of goodness 🙂
It’s Lent I can look but can’t touch.
Pictures are so good.
THANK YOU!
Oh my gosh, salted honey!! Best idea EVER.
These look great and I agree about dunking something cold in chocolate, it sets really well.
If you’re mad about salt, then you should try fleur de sel, it’s a great French salt that is hand-harvested, it’s an off white colour and a little moist/damp, it’s not been dried or processed. You’ll love it, it’s great for sprinkling and baking with.
These bars are a triumph!
Ohhhh these look great… can’t wait to try!
How much honey do we use for these gorgeous looking bars?
3/4 cup, so sorry about that. Fixed the recipe. Hope you love these!
OMW !!! There are no words ….. just that I am so doing these.
ah these look so amazing! I wish I had a batch of them with me riiight now 🙂
YUM!! Wish I had one or two right now. I could easily eat this early morning. Ha!!
You gotta brag if it looks this good!! I am all over this recipe!
Brag away! These are mouth watering, crunchy, chewy, delish!!!
Tieghan! I made something very similar to this over the weekend to bring to my daughter at college. You’re right – you have to be very careful about how long you boil the honey. I believe I boiled mine too long. The bars were VERY hard after they cooled – like I can’t eat it hard. But they were super tasty when I was tasting them out of the oven. I’m going to try this recipe next! Thanks!
Wow, they look beautiful! Eating entire batches of your own baking is like the ultimate blessing/curse of having a food blog, eh?
What a wonderful daughter and sister you are packing delicious snacks for your family! They are very lucky. These look incredible and I can’t wait to make them!
These look so good I might have to make them first thing tomorrow morning! Yum! 🙂
Tieghan….I just can’t even. These look SPECTACULAR!!!
These look awesome! Love the texture!
Thank you so much, Laura!!
I bet these taste fantastic. You really can’t go wrong with honey!!!
Holy damn, girl! You should be bragging … these bars look crazy delicious. 🙂
I’ve had bars that are pretty much like crack too! Holy moly do these look awesome!!
These look great. How much honey do you use. The recipe said 3/4 so I am assuming that is a cup.
Sorry about that, it is 3/4 cup. Hope you love these!!
These look just like Kind Bars, which are my FAVORITE!! (the sea salt dark chocolate ones, obviously 🙂 Great recipe!
Oh my! This looks soo soo good! xx
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You should brag about these, Tieghan … because they are amazing! I love how much you packed into one delicious bar. Pinned!
These look amazing they are definitely on my to make list. Pinning them. Thanks
CANNOT wait to make these. Except I can’t be as good as you — I definitely won’t be sharing my batch. 😉
These bars are beyond gorgeous and I”m obsessed with that chocolate dunk!
These look so gorgeously sticky and nutty!
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Could you not just mix the nuts/seeds in with the honey once honey combination is finished cooking, and then place in pan?
HI! Yes, that will work great as well. Hope you love these!
Want to try this. Looks like excellent airplane fare. 3/4 of a _____honey? (Great pics:)
3/4 cup honey. Are you not seeing that in the recipe? Thanks!
Hey tieghan these look delish! However I am wondering if i could possibly sub maple syrup for honey, that is just the flavor i tend to prefer and I try to be as vegan as possible usually. Thank you!!
HI!! I do not maple will work the same as honey. Honey is a bit thicker. That said, if you want to try maple, I would boil it a little longer, maybe 8-10 minutes. That will help thicken it a bit. Let me know if you have questions.
Hi,
These look amazing!! Do you think you could use brown rice syrup instead of honey?
Thank you! Yes, I think that will work fine. Thank you!
These bars are delicious. Was anxious to try them and they are equally good with or without chocolate. Can’t wait to make my second batch.
So happy you love them! THANK YOU!
These look amazing! Love the idea of making a batch and freezing them for later too!
Thanks Eden!
These really are delicious! I think I erred too much on the side of not making them hard, because mine came out pretty gooey! ;o) I also didn’t end up dipping them in chocolate because they were plenty sweet to me without adding more, so maybe the freezing/dipping helps them stay together once the chocolate hardens! I’ve been happily spooning mine out of the pan each day, though! ;o) Thanks for the recipe!
So happy you love them! Thanks!
These are insanely delicious! The perfect mix of sweet, rich and chocolate… it’s especially good with a touch of salt on top. Every year for Christmas, I make toffee to give away to friends and family, and they all love it; but this year I might just make this instead… it’s even better than the toffee!
Just discovered your site. You have so many good snack items, I didn’t know where to start. Decided on these. Turned out perfectly. Super yummy. Thanks!
You are a blessing and soo awesome, if I only could have someone like you to make all those delish meals. I bless you.
I just made these last night and they are SO GOOD!
These are AMAZING! I absolutely love them! Thanks for all the tips, they turned out perfect.
Your welcome!! Im so happy they turned out well!!
I made this the other day. It was so delish!! My fiancé won’t touch Indian food and he devoured it. Haha. Major win!
GIRL! I cannot even deal with how amazing these looks, those images and that recipe! No words… xx
Awh, thanks so much Sam!
This is the most amazing thing I had in a looong time!!!
Followed the recipe step by step and they turned out AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us 🙂
I am so happy you loved this! Thank you Clara!