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Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars

September 1, 2021 by Lynn 7 Comments

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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.

Slices of Homemade Fruit and Nut Bars

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.

Ingredients for Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars
  • 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.

Fruit and Chocolate bar mixture in glass bowl

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.

Fruit and Nut chocolate bar mix in a baking tin

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

Fruit and Nut chocolate bar mix covered in 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.

slices of Homemade Fruit and Nut chocolate

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.

Tin containing Fruit and Nut chocolate 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.

Tin containing Fruit and Nut chocolate bars

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.
4.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
setting time in the fridge 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 20 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
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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.

Nutrition

Calories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 113mgPotassium: 435mgFiber: 5gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 421IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Chocolate Bars, mixed fruit,, Petit fours
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  1. Jennifer

    November 26, 2021 at 6:26 am

    Not made yet but they wouldn't last half a day with my partner....

    Reply
  2. Sandra

    October 26, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    These do sound delicious and wondering how long do you think they will last for?

    Reply
    • Lynn

      October 26, 2021 at 2:02 pm

      About a week if wrapped well. We ate ours within a week in our house and they were still fine.

      Reply
  3. Danielle

    September 02, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    These look amazing, I can't wait to make them. Do you think they would freeze well?

    Reply
    • Lynn

      September 03, 2021 at 6:41 am

      I've never frozen this kind of thing, so not sure how they would behave when thawed out, or how good the chocolate will look. Sometimes chocolate can develope white speckles after being in the fridge for a while.

      Reply
      • Danielle

        September 05, 2021 at 7:50 pm

        Thanks for your reply. I think I'll give it a try.

        Reply
  4. Jacqui Bellefontaine

    September 01, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    These look really delicious and I love how you have presented them.

    Reply

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