Go Back
Small pistachio bars stacked on top of eachother in a bowl lined with white parchment paper. Each green pistachio bar is covered with a layer of chocolate on top.

Chewy Pistachio Bars with Chocolate

Print Recipe Pin
No ratings yet
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Yield 58 1-inch bars
Category Dessert
Cuisine Amercican
Author Lauren Grant

Description

Chewy Pistachio bars made with a base of crispy cereal, pistachio butter and sugar, get topped with a layer of dark chocolate. Think scotcharoos, but elevated.

Video

Save This Recipe!

We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later.

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
  • Arrange 1¾ cups pistachios on a quarter sheet pan (13x9-inch) and roast until lightly golden brown and fragrant, 8–10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes. Measure out and set aside 2 tablespoons roasted pistachios.
  • Add remaining (slightly warm) nuts to a food processor and blend until it goes from sandy to nut butter texture (it will likely blend into a large ball), about 3 minutes.
  • Add reserved 2 tablespoons pistachios, 2 tablespoons oil, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon almond extract; process until smooth with a few pistachio chunks, about 10 seconds. Wipe out quarter sheet pan (used to roast nuts) and grease with oil; set aside.
  • In a saucepan, heat ¾ cup sugar and ¾ cup corn syrup over medium, stirring occasionally, just until bubbles start to form around edges of pan. Add pistachio butter, remove from heat and stir to combine. Add 4 ½ cups cereal and, using a rubber spatula, work quickly to mix together.
  • Transfer to greased quarter sheet pan and press into an even layer (but don’t pack it down!). Set aside to cool.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, combine ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate and ½ cup dark chocolate chips. Microwave in 30 second increments on 50% power, stirring after each increment, until smooth. Spread onto scotcharoo and chill in fridge 30 minutes.
  • Cut as desired and enjoy. These are best served at room temperature, but I recommend storing them in an airtight container in the fridge. Let them come to room temperature before enjoying.

Equipment

Food processor
Quarter Sheet Pan

Notes

Press the cereal mixture into an even layer in the sheetpan but don’t pack it down too tightly. You still want there to be a bit of air in the bars so they stay light and chewy, not dense and hard.
Store bought pistachio butters are all so different and most are simply too sweet for this recipe. Don't skip the step of making your own. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1(1-inch) barCalories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 27mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8.5g
Like this? Leave a comment below!I love hearing from you and I want to hear how it went with this recipe! Leave a comment and rating below, then share on social media @zestfulkitchen and #zestfulkitchen!