Oct 11, 2017
Dairy FreeLow SugarVegan
HI, HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? I have something very important to say… I made Guilt Free Homemade Twix Candy Bars and they are REVOLUTIONARY, LIFE-CHANGING, and SERIOUSLY DAMN DELICIOUS!
Thanks to Immaculate Baking Co. for sponsoring this post, and thank YOU for supporting the brands that keep Desserts With Benefitsgoing! All opinions are mine and mine alone.
If you ever find yourself craving a Twix® — you know, those candy bars with a crunchy biscuit base and gooey caramel filling, all enrobed in a thick layer of chocolate? Yeahhhh, me too — but don’t want all the refined sugar, artificial flavorings, and preservatives… make ’em yourself!
These Guilt Free Homemade TwixCandy Bars taste just like the storebought kind, sans the nasty ingredients.
Oh, and they’re secretly dairy free and vegan too, shhhh!
Fellow sweet teeth, let us rejoice over these candy bars. If you are what you eat, is that why we’re so sweet? 😉
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Homemade Twix Candy Bars
Servings: 18 Twix
Prep Time: 1 hour hr
Cook Time: 45 minutes mins
Total Time: 2 hours hrs
These guilt free homemade Twix candy bars taste just like the original, except these are all natural, vegan, dairy free, and reduced sugar. One bite and you'll think you're eating something full of sugar, fat, and calories, but you're not!
Ingredients
Caramel Filling:
- ⅔ cup Light Coconut Milk (canned)
- 56g (¼ cup ) Coconut Oil (melted)
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 252g (¾ cup) Pure Maple Syrup
- 2 tbs Water
- 192g (1 cup) Sucanat
- 96g (½ cup) Granulated Erythritol
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Coating:
- one batch Homemade Chocolate Coating (or ~6oz Dark Chocolate**)
Instructions
For the Biscuit Base:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Press the crescent roll dough into an unlined, ungreased 8x8" brownie pan. Bake for ~12 minutes, or until surface is just slightly golden brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE! Let cool in the pan.
For the Caramel Filling:
In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, coconut oil, and salt. Set aside.
In a 2- or 3-quart saucepan, add the maple syrup, water, sucanat, and erythritol. Do not stir. Add a candy thermometer to the pan and place over medium-high heat.
Without stirring, let the mixture come to a boil. When it reaches 250 degrees Fahrenheit, whisk in the set aside coconut milk/oil mixture.
Let the mixture come to a boil again. When it reaches 266 degrees Fahrenheit, remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract. Pour over the baked crust and let cool for ~3 hours, then place in the refrigerator to cool and firm up completely.
For the Chocolate Coating:
Grease an offset spatula and run it along the edges of the brownie pan to separate the caramel+biscuit layer from the pan, then use pie servers or a pancake turner to transfer the entire block onto a cutting board.
With a greased knife, slice the block into 18 bars (I sliced the block 3 x 6 to get 18). Refrigerate for 1 hour and prepare the Chocolate Coating while the bars chill.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place it in the fridge so that it's cold.
When the Chocolate Coating has the consistency of melted dark chocolate, dip the Twix one at a time, and transfer onto the chilled baking sheet. When all the Twix have been coated, refrigerate until the chocolate is completely firm. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
**There will be some chocolate leftover. Feel free to chill the Twix and re-coat with a second layer of chocolate!
Caramel adapted from the Soft Caramels in my Naughty or Nice Cookbook!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Candy
Keyword: DIY
I was looking at the ingredient list of Twix® bars and, honestly, it’s pretty shocking (and not in a good way). Sugar is listed FOUR times, they contain the preservative, PGPR, and they’re made with bleached white flour and artificial flavorings.
But not here. Not these Guilt Free Homemade Twix Candy Bars!
I started these off with Immaculate Baking Co.’s Organic Crescent Rollsas that classic Twix® crunchy biscuit base. No bleached flour, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, and no hydrogenated oils. Sadly, those are all common ingredients in typical storebought crescent roll dough.
I topped off the biscuit base with Homemade Caramel. No white sugar, no corn syrup, no heavy cream, and no butter (common ingredients in typical caramel).
After slicing into bars (and maybe sneaking 1 or 3 to snack on… ALL the exceptions for the chef!), I coated the bars in Homemade Dark Chocolate. I think all chocolate is good, though, so you can use storebought if you don’t want to make it yourself 🙂
Make every day healthy dessert day and make a batch of these Homemade Twix Candy Bars!
Enjoy!
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With love and good eats,
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–Jess
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FAQs
Not only do Twix bars have the most calories, but they also have the highest amount of fat, making them the least healthy candy for your child to eat. Just one Fun Size Twix contains 250 calories, 17 grams of sugar and 14 grams of total fat. That's a lot for such a small piece of candy!
What makes Twix the best? ›
Twix has the best of both worlds, with the chocolate and caramel of Snickers and the wafers of a KitKat. This combination is why Twix is simply the best candy out there. The mix of chocolate and caramel is so creamy and the wafer gives it just enough crunch. But how does it compare against other candies?
What is the main ingredient in a Twix bar? ›
Twix is a caramel shortbread chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).
Is Twix or Snickers healthier? ›
Snickers, the “healthiest” option, has the lowest amount of saturated fat (23 percent) in the group, according to Price. “It is a bit higher in sugar than most of the others,” she added. “Therefore, if you're enjoying a Snickers bar, try to have this be your one sweet treat of the day.”
What is the most unhealthy candy bar? ›
Here are the top five candy bars to avoid:
- 3 Musketeers.
- Milky Way.
- Baby Ruth.
- Chocolatey PayDay. They're like a normal PayDay bar wrapped in chocolate.
- Mr. Goodbar.
Twix has the worst saturated fat profile of any candy in your kid's trick-or-treat bag. Contain: 160 calories, 4.5 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 16 g sugars. This candy contains a couple milk derivatives (whey and lipolyzed butter fat), but it hardly constitutes a dairy product. Plus, 90 percent of the fat is saturated.
What is the number one candy bar in the world? ›
The statistic 'Snickers and Kit Kat are the most popular candy bars worldwide based on sales' implies that these two candy bar brands have the highest sales figures compared to other candy bar brands globally.
What is better Kit Kat or Twix? ›
The Twix provides that satisfying crunch that just can't be found in inferior candies such as the wildly overrated Milky Way or mediocre Three Musketeers. Even the much-lauded KitKat's flaky texture pales in comparison to the solid cookie crunch accompanying every mouth-watering Twix bite.
What is Twix called in Germany? ›
Twix was introduced in 1979. Twix was called Raider in Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Finland and the Netherlands for many years before its name was changed in 1991 to match the international brand name. This name change was met with scorn in Germany. The slogan Raider heißt jetzt Twix, ...
Is there actually a difference between left and right Twix? ›
According to Twix themselves, the right side is “smooth caramel flowed onto crispy cookie and bathed in chocolate” while the left Twix is “crunchy cookies cascaded with soft caramel and cloaked in milk chocolate.” So, there you go. Pretty different.
According to Twix themselves, Left Twix is described as smooth caramel on top of a crunchy cookie that is enveloped in creamy chocolate. As for Right Twix, the candy is described as chewy caramel on top of a crisp cookie, cloaked in velvety chocolate.
What chocolate has the least sugar? ›
Dark Chocolate with High Cocoa Percentage: Dark chocolate with a high cocoa percentage (70% or more) tends to have less sugar and fat compared to other types of chocolate. Look for options that are made with minimal added sugars and higher cocoa content for a healthier choice.
What is the healthiest chocolate bar? ›
Studies show a bar with 70 percent cacao offers optimal health benefits, and 85 percent dark chocolate has mood-boosting qualities, according to a 2022 study. Go for the highest percentage you'll actually enjoy, though — eating chocolate should be fun.
What is the healthiest chocolate you can eat? ›
Dark chocolate is by far the healthiest form of the treat, containing the least sugar and, because of its cocoa content, higher levels of substances that protect the body's cells. If sugar is your number one concern, Allers recommends looking for higher percentages.
What makes Twix unhealthy? ›
Twix has the worst saturated fat profile of any candy in your kid's trick-or-treat bag. Contain: 160 calories, 4.5 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 16 g sugars. This candy contains a couple milk derivatives (whey and lipolyzed butter fat), but it hardly constitutes a dairy product. Plus, 90 percent of the fat is saturated.
Which candy bar is the healthiest to eat? ›
Dark chocolate is the key
If you're looking for a better-for-you sweet treat, dietitians often recommend dark chocolate, as it contains antioxidants and often has less sugar than milk chocolate. "When I want a sweet treat, I reach for a dark chocolate bar with nuts," says Brookell White, MS, RD.
Is it OK to eat one chocolate bar a day? ›
Experts say the recommended “dose” is approximately 1 to 2 ounces or 30-60g. Indulge in anything more than that, and you may be consuming too many calories. A 1.45-ounce (41 gram) Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar has 190 calories. In comparison, if you ate a medium-size raw apple, you'd only take in 95 calories.
Is it OK to eat one candy bar a day? ›
While an occasional candy bar can be part of an otherwise healthy diet, eating candy regularly can negatively affect your health. Too much candy can provide you with large amounts of unhealthy substances, such as sugars and fats.
