No Bake White Chocolate Almond Butter Squares are a variation on the popular peanut butter and chocolate bars, but made with white chocolate and almond butter instead. This easy no bake dessert is a family favorite.
White Chocolate Almond Butter Squares
The nice thing about these little bars is that you can make them up in a flash, no oven involved. The classic peanut butter and regular chocolate version is made the same way, so mix and match as you please. These would be great topped with bittersweet chocolate. I had some almond butter on hand, and I love the look of melted white chocolate, so these were born.
what you’ll need
- butter
- almond butter
- graham cracker crumbs
- confectioner’s sugar
- white chocolate, white confectionary wafers, or white chocolate chips
- butter or coconut oil
I lined my pan with waxed paper so I could lift the whole thing out after it was set for easy cutting. You don’t have to if you want to serve your bars right from the pan.
troubleshooting melting white chocolate
The only tricky part to these is melting the white chocolate for the topping. White chocolate is much more temperamental than regular chocolate. There’s a lot of controversy about this in the food world. (They’re formulated to hold their shape when baked)
If you use chips and the microwave here are some tips:
- Put the chips in glass bowl or measuring cup and microwave on half power for just 30 seconds.
- Take out and stir, if they’re not completely melted, put them back in for 15 seconds, and keep repeating until completely melted.
- The chips are made to keep their shape, so they won’t look like they’re melting, but when you stir them they will.
This is a good one for kids and teens, they can whip it up after school using only the microwave for the butter and chocolate. You can do it by hand, but it’s even easier in the food processor.
These make good little gifts for the holidays, the chocolate is firm so they’ll stack and pack well.
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White Chocolate Almond Butter Squares
Equipment
- 9×13 pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, (grind your own with 8 full crackers, or use the boxed kind)
- 16 oz confectioner's sugar
topping
- 12 oz white chocolate, cut in small pieces, or white confectionary melts, or white chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp butter or coconut oil
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor put the crumbs, sugar and almond butter. Pour in the melted butter and process till smooth.
- Spread it out in a 9×13 pan.
- Melt the white chocolate and butter or coconut oil over a double boiler and spread it out over the nut butter layer. Work quickly because the chocolate starts to set up right away.
- Let it set for an hour before cutting it into squares.
Notes
- I halved the recipe and used an 8×8 pan.
- Grinding your own graham cracker crumbs is easy and well worth it, the texture is finer and they’re fresher. Just use the mini processor. You can smash the crackers in a baggie as well, but the processing produces a better result.
- Try white confectionary melting wafers for even easier melting.
- No need to refrigerate these, they set up fine at room temperature. I refrigerated mine and they became too hard to cut easily. If you do refrigerate, cut them first, or let them sit out at room temperature for a while before slicing.
Do you use almond butter or fresh ground almonds? If I use fresh ground, do I add anything extra?
I use readymade almond butter Rebecca, but you can grind almonds to make your own, and you don’t need to add anything extra except maybe a pinch of salt.
I just want to know if anyone has made this, and if so, how they turned out??
Should be fine — let me know how they turn out!
Can you recommend a substitute for graham crackers? They are not available in Austria. Would McVities Digestive work?
Yum yum – must make them to take to a friends house on the weekend.
Oh these look amazing! Almond butter is one of my favorite ingredients. Have you ever tried any other ingredient to bind the bottom layer together? I was just thinking how I might cut down on the butter.