Best Ever Vegan Kit Kat Bars Recipe! (2024)

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What is the filling in a KitKat bar? ›

"To clarify, the 'chocolayer' — the filling between the wafer of a Kit Kat — is made from cocoa liquor, sugar and a small amount of re-worked Kit Kat," a Nestlé U.K. spokesperson confirmed, adding, "Please note, re-worked Kit Kat is product which cannot be sold."

VEGAN KITKAT^® PLANT-BASED CHOCOLATE

Made using a rice-based milk alternative, the smooth chocolate paired with signature wafer is just as delicious as the iconic KitKat^® you know and love.

In the US, Kit Kat is sold by Hershey. In the rest of the world, Nestlé's in charge. That means different flavors across the globe, and different recipes — even two versions of a dark chocolate Kit Kat, Hershey's and Nestlé's, don't taste the same.

Hershey's Kit Kat Crisp Wafers in Chocolate contain sugar, wheat flour, cocoa butter, nonfat milk, chocolate, refined palm kernel oil, lactose (milk), milk fat, contains 2% or less of: soy lecithin, PGPR (emulsifier), yeast, artificial flavor, salt, and sodium bicarbonate.

But did you ever wonder what's inside the wafer? As it turns out, every break of a Kit Kat bar is its own little Kit Kat-ception. The wafers are filled with other Kit Kats. You see, Kit Kat manufacturers leave no Kit Kat uneaten.

"And that's what's inside of a Kit Kat bar – it's literally crushed up Kit Kats." The broken KitKats are turned into a paste, and is then used to sandwich the wafers together.

Nestlé has announced that its vegan KitKat V is making its long-awaited comeback after it disappeared from supermarket shelves earlier this year. Following its successful launch in the UK in 2021, KitKat V will now be launching in 15 additional countries across Europe.

“Although all ingredients are certified as being vegan by the Vegan Society, the product is made in a factory that also manufactures milk chocolate products,” they said. “Because food safety is of the highest priority to us, the product packaging features the 'may contain milk' statement.”

All is not lost though as there are vegan Kitkat alternatives for you to either buy or make! A Kit Kat typically has around 75% milk chocolate and as you may know this isn't vegan as the milk in which it is made is regular milk from cows.

In Japanese, kitto mean 'surely' or 'certainly' and katsu means 'to win'. For this reason, Kit-Kats are given to students not just as treats, but as good luck charms before important exams. In fact, one in three students in Japan will buy a Kit-Kat in anticipation of entrance examinations!

What does kit kat stand for? ›

Other Kit Kat fans speculate that the name is an acronym for “Keep In Touch, Kappa Alpha Theta.” The wife of Kit Kat inventor Joseph Rowntree was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, according to Mental Floss.

The KIT KAT® candy bar dates back to 1935 when the wafer crisp chocolate bar was launched in England. Originally, it was known as “Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp,” but in 1937 the candy bar was renamed as "KIT KAT® Chocolate Crisp".

A Nestlé U.K.spokesperson was only slightly more helpful, adding: “To clarify, the 'chocolayer' — the filling between the wafer of a Kit Kat — is made from cocoa liquor, sugar and a small amount of re-worked Kit Kat.”

Sugar, Milk Solids (16.2%), Fractionated Vegetable Fat, Hydrogenated Vegetable Fats, Refined Wheat Flour (Maida), Cocoa Solids (4.5%), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Yeast, Raising Agent (500(Ii)), Artificial (Vanilla) Flavouring Substance, Iodised Salt, Flour Treatment Agent (516) And Nature-Identical Flavouring ...

Yep, that's right, when you take a big bite of that crisp, wafer-layered goodness, you're actually consuming broken KitKats, that were once KitKats, filled with broken KitKats, that were also once KitKats.

If chocolate is heated to a high temperature, the cocoa butter inside melts and separates from the rest of the ingredients. It settles on the surface in a white coating. If there's excess moisture, it causes the sugar in the chocolate to crystalize, which gives it a white, speckled or spotted coating.

KIT KAT® Bar flavors in the U.S. include milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white creme, mint + dark chocolate, birthday cake, lemon crisp and chocolate frosted donut; plus a few more seasonal favorites!