Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars

Flavoured with honey, fruits, nuts and melted chocolate, these Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate bars require no baking. They are very easy to make, requiring just a couple of hours for the chocolate to set. They make a great edible gift.

Ingredients for Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars

A full list of ingredients and quantities can be found in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. I urge you to read on to avoid missing out on any advice.

• Chocolate - For the main fruit and nut chocolate bars use milk or dark chocolate.
• Dried Fruits - For this recipe I used a mix of dried fruits ranging from Apricots, dried dates, dried cherries and mixed dried fruit which often contains candied peel. Use whatever fruits you wish. This is a chance to use up store cupboard ingredients. Try to make it the same quantities in total.
• Nuts - Any nuts are fine, for this recipe I used flaked almonds and pistacio nuts which give a lovely vibrant green colour to the chocolate bars.
• Honey - Runny honey is best as it will mix better, but set honey is fine.
• Biscuits - I used Degestive biscuits but any biscuits with a fine crumb texture is fine. Don't crush them too much.
• Butter - I find butter gives the best flavour as it has more fat than block baking spread. Fat helps to carry all the wonderful flavours through the chocolate bars.
• White Chocolate - This is for the topping (not shown in the above image). It helps make this recipe stand out from my version of a Chocolate Tiffin. If you can't get hold of white chocolate, milk or dark chocolate is fine.

How to Make Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars Step by Step

Grease and line a 10.5 inch (27cm) x 7 inch (17.5cm) baking tin with baking parchment. Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water.

Take off the heat. Add the honey, followed by all the chopped fruits, crushed biscuits and nuts. Give everything a good mix making sure all the ingredients are coated in chocolate.

Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared tin smoothing out the top. Leave to one side while you melt the white chocolate.

Melt the white chocolate in a clean heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water in the same way that you melted the dark chocolate. Take off the heat and carefully pour over the top of the fruit and nut mixture. Let the chocolate find its own level, although it may need a little coxing to fill the corners.

Place in the fridge to set, allowing a couple of hours for it to firm up. When set and firm to the touch, lift out of the tin and using a sharp knife cut into squares or bars.

Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars make an ideal edible gift for any occasion and if cut small, make the perfect after-dinner Petit fours.

Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars

Lynn Hill

Flavoured with honey, fruits, nuts and melted chocolate, these Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate bars require no baking. They are very easy to make, requiring just a couple of hours for the chocolate to set. They make a great edible gift.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

setting time in the fridge 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine British

Servings 14

Calories 448 kcal

INGREDIENTS

• 75 grams butter
• 350 grams dark chocolate roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 10 digestive biscuits weighing approx. 130g (roughly chopped)
• 50 grams dried chopped cherries
• 50 grams dried chopped apricots
• 50 grams chopped dates
• 100 grams mixed dried fruits such as sultanas, currants and raisins
• 50 grams flaked almonds
• 50 grams pistachio nuts roughly chopped

For the Topping

• 300 grams White chocolate for the topping roughly chopped

Instructions

 

• Grease and line a 10.5 inch (27cm) x 7 inch (17.5cm) baking tin with baking parchment.
• Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water. Take off the heat. Add the honey, followed by all the chopped fruits and nuts. Give everything a good mix.
• Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared tin smoothing out the top. Leave to one side while you melt the white chocolate
• Melt the white chocolate in a clean heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Take off the heat and carefully pour over the top of the fruit and nut mixture. Let the chocolate find its own level.
• Place in the fridge to set. Allow a couple of hours for it to firm up.
• When set, lift out of the tin and using a sharp knife cut into squares.
• They make an ideal gift for any occasion and if cut small, make the perfect after dinner Petit four.

Keyword Chocolate Bars, mixed fruit,, Petit fours