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If you’re a fan of Twix candy bars, these are for you.
Unlike the store-bought version, these chocolate covered treats are made with just a handful of all-natural ingredients, but taste just as decadent. Even better, they’re quick to prepare!
Featuring raw cashews and fresh dates, these caramel-filled bars are loaded with heart-healthy fat, fiber, and minerals, like copper and magnesium. Magnesium is essential for bone and nerve health, and copper is thought to aid in the flexibility of joints, making these candy bars quite an upgrade from the processed versions!
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No-Bake Twix Bars
makes 10 candy bars
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
1/2 cup raw cashew butter
1 tablespoon raw honey
1 tablespoon coconut flour
pinch of salt
For the caramel filling:
3/4 cup soft Medjool dates (about 9 dates)
2 tablespoons raw cashew butter
pinch of salt
1/4 cup water
For the chocolate coating:
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil
Directions:
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To prepare the cookie layer, combine the cashew butter, honey, coconut flour and salt in a bowl, and mix well until a thick batter is formed. Transfer the batter to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and use your hands to form a rectangular shape about 1/2-inch thick. Place the pan in the freezer to set while you prepare the caramel filling.
In a high-speed blender, combine the caramel filling ingredients and blend until well combined. You may need to stop and scrape down the blender a couple of times, to make sure everything is blended evenly. Remove the cookie layer from the freezer, and top with the caramel filling.
*Note: You may not need all of the caramel filling, so feel free to reserve any leftovers as a dip for fresh apple slices.
Place the caramel topped cookie layer back in the freezer to firm up for at least 20 minutes.
To prepare the chocolate coating, combine the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in an oven-safe bowl, and melt at 350F for about 5 minutes. (Alternatively, you could use a microwave if you prefer.) Remove the caramel topped cookie from the freezer, and use a large knife to cut the cookie layer into 10 thin bars.
Use a spoon or spatula to spread the melted chocolate over the top, sides and bottoms of each bar, then return the chocolate coated bars to the parchment lined pan to set. Once all of the bars have been coated, place the pan back in the freezer for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Because these bars aren’t baked, the texture will be best when served directly from the freezer. Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to month or more, if they last that long.
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup raw cashew butter
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- pinch of salt
For the caramel filling:
- 3/4 cup soft Medjool dates (about 9 dates)
- 2 tablespoons nut butter (cashew butter)
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup water
For the chocolate coating:
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- To prepare the cookie layer, combine the cashew butter, honey, coconut flour and salt in a bowl, and mix well until a thick batter is formed. Transfer the batter to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and use your hands to form a rectangular shape about 1/2-inch thick. Place the pan in the freezer to set while you prepare the caramel filling.
- In a high-speed blender, combine the caramel filling ingredients and blend until well combined. You may need to stop and scrape down the blender a couple of times, to make sure everything is blended evenly. Remove the cookie layer from the freezer, and top with the caramel filling.
- Place the caramel topped cookie layer back in the freezer to firm up for at least 20 minutes.
- To prepare the chocolate coating, combine the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in an oven-safe bowl, and melt at 350F for about 5 minutes. (Alternatively, you could use a microwave if you prefer.) Remove the caramel topped cookie from the freezer, and use a large knife to cut the cookie layer into 10 thin bars.
- Use a spoon or spatula to spread the melted chocolate over the top, sides and bottoms of each bar, then return the chocolate coated bars to the parchment lined pan to set. Once all of the bars have been coated, place the pan back in the freezer for at least 20 minutes before serving.
- Because these bars aren't baked, the texture will be best when served directly from the freezer. Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to month or more, if they last that long.
Notes
Nutrition
Notes:
- Feel free to use any other type of nut or seed butter to replace the raw cashew butter, if you prefer, keeping in mind that substitutions will alter the flavor.
- If you’d prefer to make your own homemade chocolate coating, rather than using store-bought chocolate chips, I recommend using this recipe.
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Reader Feedback: What’s your favorite type of candy or candy bar?
These were so easy to make and are delicious. I am definitely using the date mixture for other things. I put the leftover in my quinoa oatmeal-delish!
Thanks for the recipe! And a creative way to use my never ending bag of coconut flour!
Forgot to rate it!
Delicious! I’m making these for a second time. Even my husband who hates health foods and anything that is an imitation of a beloved junk food loved these! They don’t taste just like twix but they taste so yummy in their own right.
I made these last night. Agreed that they’re not exactly like Twix, but they’re fantastic in their own right. It’s hard not to eat the whole batch!
I made these last night…tasted nothing like a Twix bar, but they were a yummy treat none the less, and so easy to make! I used regular cashew butter as well…
I just made these! I used regular cashew butter, not raw. The cookie layer isn’t as light in color bc of this. I love how healthy and easy they are to make! I only got 7 cookies, but I think I made them pretty wide.
Yummy! Great recipe! I am more than happy to give these to my children! 🙂
I see you add that we can substitute the cashew butter which will alter the taste….what would be the closest tasting substitute?
OMG!!!! Bookmarked 😉
AMAZING! Better than the real thing!
You are a GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!