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Homemade Twix Bars {Paleo + Vegan + 6 Ingredients}

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Grain Free
Paleo
Vegan
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You will NEVER know that these homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! They’re only 6 ingredients and are so easy to make!

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

Healthy candy bars comin’ in COLD on your Friday.

I couldn’t say hot. Because they’re frozen. SO, that would be lying.

I value our friendship too much to say wrong-things on behalf of making sense.

I know you’ll forgive me though because you’re going to be able to Netflix and chill ALL night….WHILE eating a GOOD-FOR-YOU candy bar remake. <–!!!

BOOM. Best Friday night EVER.

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

If you’re at ALL like me, you STILL have Easter chocolate from LAST YEAR (like 2015 kinda last year) in your pantry because every.single.time that you decide you want a little treat, and you begin to sneak into the secret chocolate storage area…

Whipped almond joy homemade almond butter calls and it’s like “eat me with a spoon.”

And. you listen. #NutButterControlsMyLife.

BUT, there are those few moments in time where the craving for the chewy-salty-rich-sweet-chocolatey-ness of a candy bar gets itself all up in my business and I know that it’s time to CAVE IN. DIG IN. MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Sometimes, I just make some homemade crunch bars from Beaming Baker.

But, other times, I make my OWN paleo homemade Twix bars

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

You know it by its buttery, tender, shortbread cookie crust that sits under a layer of dense, sticky-sweet caramel and then gets the most DELICIOUS hug of crunchy chocolate coating. Each layer of not-so-good-for-you-but-so-YUM mixes up your taste buds as they enter a magical land of 3 different textures in one crunchy-chewy-crispy BITE.

WHICHWHICHWHICH you are still going to experience 2 NIGHT. Except minus all the sugar, butter, gluten, flour ECT.

You’re welcome.

P.s If you want a tree nut-free version, make sure you check out this homemade twix bar  from allergylicious!

This stupid-simple, no fail crust has been used about eleventy billion times in the paleo lemon bars, paleo magic cookie bars AND the healthy pumpkin cheesecake bars.  Like I said, NO FAIL.  Why would you mess with someone that you know is going to emerge from your oven in golden-brown, flaky crust GLORY?

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

You would not.

Real star of the show though: DATE CARAMEL.

I’mma just leave that one there for a second. Just let it sit on the tip of your tongue.

Do you remember the caramel apple peanut kettle corn bars where we used it? GAH. SO GOOD RIGHT?! <–If you’re not into dates though, I bet it would work with the almond milk caramel that we used on the healthy gluten free samoa scones with Greek yogurt!

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

Now imagine if you weren’t pretending that it was up inside your face, and it was ACTUALLY in your real-life mouth that got to real-life eat it on top of a golden brown, cookie-like crust that was covered in rich, dark and smooooooth melty chocolate.

Things that make me happy in the world:

  1. Baby lambs wearing onsesies (Youtube that. SRSLY)
  2. Munchkin the Teddy Bear Dog (also, Youtube)
  3. The moment that my teeth munch through crispy, rich chocolate, enter the land of DATE CARAMEL chewiness and end in the CRUNCH of completely YUMMY crust.

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

I’m fairly confident that all of these things are going to bring joy and smiles and general good vibes to your life as well.

But, for the sake of doing my job the right way, I must urge you to experience #3 first.

….but it is vital that you don’t forget number 1 and 2.

Netflix + You + YouTube + Animals in clothes + Paleo Twix

6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars - You will NEVER know that these SUPER EASY homemade Twix bars are secretly healthy and gluten/grain/dairy and refined sugar free! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

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6 Ingredient Paleo and Vegan Homemade Twix Bars

Total time is NOT including chill time, so please factor in at least 3 hours for the bars to chill.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dessert, gluten free, healthy, paleo, vegan
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 16 Bars

Ingredients

For the crust:

For the caramel:

  • 2 Cups lightly packed Dates cut into halves (290g)
  • 1 Tbsp Coconut oil melted
  • 1 Tbsp Hot Unsweetened vanilla almond milk

For the chocolate coating:

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang over the sides to use as a handle when the bars are set.
  2. In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, beat together the coconut oil, honey and salt until creamy and smooth.
  3. Stir in the sifted coconut flour until a wet dough forms. Form the dough into a flat disc and wrap with saran wrap, or place on a piece of parchment paper. Refrigerate until the dough has set a little bit, and has lost some of it's "stick." This takes about 8-10 minutes.**
  4. Once chilled, press the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. This may be a little difficult at the beginning, because the parchment paper may move around. I found that holding it with one hand, while pressing with the other worked well. Additionally, if your dough is quite sticky you can use a small piece of parchment paper to press out the dough.
  5. Bake until the crust is golden brown, about 9-10 minutes. If your crust rises a little bit, gently press it flat with a large spoon once it comes out of the oven. Let cool for 5 minutes.
  6. While the crust cools, place the chopped dates in a medium, microwave-safe bowl and microwave until hot, but not burned, about 1.5-2 minutes.
  7. Add the hot dates into a SMALL food processor (mine is 3 cups ***) and use the "chop" setting until they are broken down into small pieces. Then, turn to the "puree" setting until the dates are creamy and begin to form a ball.
  8. With the food processor running, stream in the coconut oil and HOT almond milk (I just microwaved it for 1 1/2 minutes) until the dates are broken down, sticky and smooth.
  9. Once the crust has finished cooling for 5 minutes, gently spread the date caramel on top evenly, making sure to not break the crust.
  10. Place the pan into the refrigerator until the caramel is hard, at least 3 hours.
  11. Once the caramel is hard, lift out of the pan and slice into 16 bars. Additionally, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  12. Place the chocolate and 1/4 tsp of coconut oil in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 second intervals on half power, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate is smooth and melted.
  13. Pour the chocolate into a small shallow plate with sides. Gently pick up each bar by the sides and dunk the top into the chocolate until it's fully covered. Gently shake off any excess, and place onto the parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Repeat with all the remaining bars. ****
  14. Place into the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set the chocolate and DEVOUR.

Recipe Notes

*PLEASE weigh your coconut flour! I have tried this crust MANY times with different brands and, for the most part, 3/4 cup of sifted coconut flour is 66g. BUT, I have found some brands that are a little denser and only require 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp to make 66g. To ensure results, weigh the sifted flour.
**You can totally omit the chilling if you want, but it makes the dough easier to press into the pan.
*** I could not get the dates to be smooth enough in a large food processor, so definitely use a small one.
****You may have some chocolate left over. You can easily re-microwave it and gently spread it on the sides of the bars if you wish.
Bars are best stored in refrigerator.

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  4. Oh heck yes! I have a big time love affair with dates but have yet to use them in caramel fashion – what is wrong with me? Send a few bars my way. I’m starving!

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  9. I so wish you knew how happy I am to find this recipe! Seriously! I’m super excited to ditch work right now and get into the kitchen. Twix has always been a favorite…but I haven’t had one in yeeeeeeears! I love making caramel with dates…they are so perfect for that and taste amazing. Thank you Taylor…this made my day!!!

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  10. Twix are my favorite! I’m always eyeing them at the store when I’m paying for groceries…but I resist because I know it’s not worth running extra miles for. THESE though I don’t have to resist! I’m so happy you used dark chocolate too, so much better than milk!

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  13. I LOVE the way the coconut flour is captured while you sifted it! What a masterpiece! Anyways, I’ve always loved Twix bars. They tasted SO sinfully sweet. I’m so glad you healthified them!

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  17. How do you have ANY willpower with these in your house?!?!?! Like WOAH I would eat them all in one sitting (no I’m not joking). Sure beats sneaking a few old chocolates from CHRISTMAS that are hidden in the back of my pantry #dontjudgeme

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  22. dark chocolate, date caramel, and its healthy – this is a must try! only problem is i would probably eat them all.. thank you!

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  24. I just came across your blog for the first time today and I’ve already bookmarked two other recipes! This looks awesome for someone like me who has a very sweet tooth and trying to eat more healthily. I’m hoping that the kids will like this too as we’re trying to cut out the sweet treats in our house.

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  25. I’m making these for a gift but I wanted to double the recipe and freeze some. Have you tried freezing them? Do they freeze well? Thanks!

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  27. I made these twix bars yesterday and oh wooow they were so good. I really needed to eat them before waiting 3 hours for refrigeration so i wacked it in the freezer for about 20mins and worked a treat! I doubled the whole recipe and stuck it in a loaf tin and was so lovely and morish! I thought id need to 2 tins but used only 1. We wanted no sugar at all but still wanted the chocolate so i used 70% cocoa based chocolate which worked perfectly as there was already enough sweetness in the caramel. I will make these again tonight i think!

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  29. I don’t have but milks in the house – don’t really want to buy a big one for 1 tbsp. can I use water instead?

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  31. I don’t have medjool dates just te ordinary but I cant have aot due to my diabetic level.how much honey can I use or raw demerara sugar?thanks…also I will probably eat one or two.i will give these to my daughter…!!thanks

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  33. I always tell my kids to get Twix when they go trick-or-treating! Looking forward to trying this out. Date caramel… brilliant!

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  39. Just made these last night and they are delicious! They look exactly like the ones pictured. I did find them super salty even though I left off the salt on the top. I’ll probably half the salt, at least, next time I make them (and I usually love salty foods). I will definitely make these again and I am so thankful for your gluten free vegan recipes!!!

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  40. I followed all the steps you have shown over here and I got the same result you have shown over here in pictures, I added few nuts to add more taste into it.
    I am looking forward and I have bookmarked your website so I could get more and more updates, I would suggest that you make a video with all steps if you have uploaded it I am sorry I couldn’t find it.

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