Homemade Chocolate Bars

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These punny homemade chocolate bars are the cutest DIY Valentine’s Day gifts! With easy homemade wrappings and a variety of options, there’s one for all of your valentine’s!

How to make homemade chocolate bars

This homemade chocolate bar recipe makes for the easiest DIY chocolates. Inspired by Compartes Chocolate, each are loaded with toppings that you can find just about anywhere.

Start by picking your favorite type of chocolate. For this recipe, I used semisweet but you could easily use milk, dark, or something even more bitter.

Melt all of your chocolate in a bowl over a pot of simmering water. When that’s melted, remove from heat but keep the bowl over the pot so that it doesn’t cool to quickly.

Pour the chocolate into your silicone molds.

Adorn them with your favorite toppings and let them sit out for about 15 minutes then transfer to the fridge to fully set. Once they’re chilled, they’re super easy to pop out of the molds and wrap!

How to wrap homemade chocolate bars

This is my favorite part! These homemade chocolate bar wraps are so easy to make that ANYONE can do it…even if you don’t think you’re a crafty person.

Start by cutting 3.5×8 inch strips of brown craft paper. You could also recycle a brown paper bag.

Using a roller stamp and an ink pad, stamp on your letters. Try to line them up as best you can. I wasn’t perfect at it but I also like that it gives these bars a homemade look.

Take a red sheet of construction paper and fold it in half. Cut out varying sizes of tiny hearts then glue one of the sides on to your brown paper for a 3D affect.

Wrap each bar in clear cellophane bags and tape down any excess, similar to wrapping a present.

Cover each bar in the brown paper and tape it in the back. It’s that easy!

customize your DIY chocolate bars

With four different varieties, there’s a chocolate bar for just about anyone! From your significant other, to a family member, to your best friend.

I created 4 bars based on these funny love messages:

1. WE’RE MINT TO BE: Topping the entire bar in broken pieces of mint Oreos (I forgot just how good those are).
2. DON’T GO BACON MY HEART: A chocolate bar sprinkled with homemade candied bacon. It’s the perfect balance of salty and sweet.
3. I LOVE YOU BERRY MUCH: This bar is covered in dried strawberries and blueberries. This is my favorite one as far as flavor goes!
4. YOU ARE WAFFLEY CUTE: Crushed up waffle cones and sprinkles top this adorable chocolate bar.

But the options are endless! You could easily make your custom chocolate bar or use different toppings for these same messages – I almost used Crunch Berries cereal for the berry one!

For more easy Valentine’s Day desserts:

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Sheet Cake
Naturally Colored Heart Shaped Shortbread Cookies
Better Than Boxed Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Make sure to tag me @butternutbakery on Instagram if you make these homemade chocolate bars. I love seeing my recipes come to life in YOUR kitchen! To pin this recipe and save it for later, you can use the button on the recipe card, the buttons above or below this post, or on any of the photos above. Happy baking! 

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