Homemade Twix Bars

For episode 3 of my Homemade Candy Bars series I’m remaking Twix bars with an almond-coconut shortbread cookie base, an almond butter-date caramel filling, and a dark chocolate coating (from chocolate that my kids & I painstakingly made from scratch from cocao beans - lol, don’t do that! Just use your fav choc chips).

Love twix? Feel free to double this batch & make it in an 8x8 pan instead.

Don’t want to dip ‘em? Or want to save money on chocolate (it’s SOOO expensive now!!) top them like a Millionaire bar instead - melt together 6 tbsp (75g) chocolate chips, plus 2 tsp of coconut oil, and spread it over your caramel layer BEFORE slicing them. These are super yummy topped with flakey sea salt too.

Cookie Base:

• 3/4 cup almond flour

• 1/3 cup coconut flour

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

• 2 1/2 tbsp maple syrup

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

• 1/8 tsp sea salt

Caramel Layer:

• 1/4 cup almond butter

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

• 2 medjool dates

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1/8 tsp sea salt

Chocolate Coating:

• 1 cup (184g) dark/df chocolate chips of choice

• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F & line an 8x4 loaf pan with parchment

2. Combine cookie ingredients & press into pan

3. Bake 10 minutes, until golden, then let cool

4. Combine caramel ingredients in food processor or blender & blend until smooth

5. Spread over cooled cookie base, freeze 30-60 minutes until caramel is set

6. Remove from pan & cut into candy-bar-sized pieces

7. Melt chocolate & coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments & dip pieces to coat in chocolate. I like to use 2 forks to do this - it lets the excess choc drip off and back into the bowl

8. If desired while the chocolate with still soft, you can gently press a fork into the top, and pull up to create a design OR transfer leftover melted chocolate into a plastic bag, snip the tip, and drizzle over for the classic candy-bar finish

9. Chill til set, then dig in & enjoy!!

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