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almond butter ritz crunch bars on a wooden board next to metal cups filled with ritz crackers and white chocolate chips

Almond Butter Ritz Crunch Bars

sherisilver
Easy, decadent, totally delicious cookie bars made with white chocolate ganache and Ritz crunch!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12
Calories 405 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Ritz crunch:

  • 15 Ritz crackers
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

For the base:

For the ganache filling:

  • 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

Make the Ritz crunch:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 275 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the crackers, sugar, milk powder and salt into a bowl and use your hands to crush the crackers and mix into the remaining ingredients. Don't crush the crackers too finely. Pour the melted butter over the mixture and stir gently to combine. Spread onto your prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and set aside. Clean and wipe the bowl.

Make the base:

  • Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on all sides.
  • In your now-cleaned bowl beat all of the ingredients till completely combined. Press into your prepared baking pan and smooth with a spatula. Clean and wipe the bowl again.

Make the filling:

  • Place the chopped chocolate into your cleaned bowl. Heat the heavy cream and sour cream in a small saucepan till hot. Pour over the chopped chocolate and whisk till smooth. Pour in the vanilla and whisk again.

Assemble the bars:

  • Pour the filling over the base and use a small spatula to smooth into an even layer. Top with the crunch. Chill till firm and cut into squares.

Notes

  1. Any nut or seed butter can be substituted for the almond butter.
  2. You can use chips instead of chopping the white chocolate if you prefer.
  3. Swap the white chocolate for milk chocolate, semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 110mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 366IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 1mg
Keywords almond butter, ganache, ritz crackers, white chocolate
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