Copycat Kit Kat Bites

These copycat Kit Kat bites are a homemade version of my favorite candy bar. Milk chocolate and crispy rice cereal come together in a bite-sized treat you can enjoy anytime!

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Why This Candy is Best

Kit Kat bars are perfect for sharing—and these copycat Kit Kat bites are no different!

Instead of chocolate-dipped wafers you can break off and hand to a friend, these kit kats are cut into bite sized pieces. In theory that means you can eat MORE of them, right?

After making these chocolate candy bites a few times, I think I might actually like them more than the original! They have all the best parts of a kit kat plus a few elements of other candy bars I love.

• Chocolate layers on the top, bottom AND center.
• Chewy peanut butter and butterscotch (like a Watchamacallit).
• Easy to make. No candy thermometer needed.
• Perfect for sharing!

If you love homemade candy recipes, be sure to try our peanut butter cups. They taste even better than Reese’s!

Ingredient Notes

Here’s what I used to make my homemade Kit Kat bites:

• Unsalted Butter – Using unsalted allows me to control the saltiness of the candy bars.
• Heavy cream – Dissolves the sugar for a creamy candy base.
• Sugar – Sweetens the candy.
• Marshmallows – Makes the center softer and chewier. Use our homemade marshmallows for a delicious twist.
• Milk chocolate morsels – It’s not a copycat Kit Kat without chocolate!
• Unsweetened baking chocolate – For an even richer chocolate flavor.
• Rice Krispies cereal – Imitates the crunchy wafer center of original Kit Kats.
• Butterscotch morsels – Gives the rice cereal a richer, sweeter flavor.
• Peanut butter morsels – The hint of nuttiness adds the perfect “extra something” to the kit kat bites.

Tips and Tricks

• Store the Kit Kat bites in a tupperware container in the fridge. They stay wonderfully crispy even a few days later!
• Use a a very sharp knife to cut these bars! You want smooth and even edges. Your go-to knife for cutting Rice Krispy Treats will work well here, too.
• Keep an eye on the butter and sugar while it’s boiling! Spilled over boiled sugar makes for a sticky mess.

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Copycat Kit Kat Bites

4.67 from 9 votes

By: Aimee

These copycat Kit Kat bites are a homemade version of my favorite candy bar. Milk chocolate and crispy rice cereal come together in a bite-sized treat you can enjoy anytime!

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Chill Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 96 pieces

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ¾ cup unsalted butter
• ▢ ¾ cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 25 regular sized marshmallows
• ▢ 12 ounce milk chocolate morsels
• ▢ 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
• ▢ 4 ½ cups rice krispies cereal
• ▢ 11 ounce butterscotch morsels
• ▢ 1 cup peanut butter morsels

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Instructions 

• In a large mixing bowl, add marshmallows, milk chocolate morsels and baking chocolate. Set aside.
• In a large pot, bring to a boil the sugar, cream and butter (over medium high heat). Once boiling, continue to boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour hot mixture over marshmallows and chocolate. Using an electric mixer, beat until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Melt butterscotch and peanut butter morsels together in microwave bowl for one minute. Stir and heat at 30 second intervals until fully melted.
• In a large bowl, combine rice cereal, melted butterscotch and about 1/3 of the chocolate mixture. Mix completely.
• In a parchment paper lined 13×9 baking dish, pour 1/3 of chocolate mixture onto bottom, spreading with a knife until bottom of dish is covered. Top with cereal mixture. Press firmly. Pour remaining 1/3 of chocolate mixture over cereal, spreading with a knife.
• Allow to set up in refrigerator, about 1-2 hours. Remove and cut into bite sized pieces. ENJOY!

Notes

• Store the Kit Kat bites in a tupperware container in the fridge. They stay wonderfully crispy even a few days later!
• Use a a very sharp knife to cut these bars! You want smooth and even edges. Your go-to knife for cutting Rice Krispy Treats will work well here, too.
• Keep an eye on the butter and sugar while it’s boiling! Spilled over boiled sugar makes for a sticky mess.

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 37mg, Sugar: 9g

Course: Candy

Cuisine: American

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A completely satisfying knock off of the brand name chocolate bar, Homemade Kit Kat bites are an easy no-bake treat.