SUGAR-FREE TWIX BAR
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If you’ve been following LEANSQUAD for a while, you know I am making the most of every bite of our food! In today’s post I am sharing with you one of the best sugar free snacks of ALL TIME! My sugar free twix bars!!
THESE SUGAR-FREE, HEALTHY (AND LEAN) TWIX BARS (click here to watch video)!
If you’re trying to lose weight but constantly craving sweet snacks then these are for you!! These are straight from the LEANSQUAD App (which is actually on sale for 45% off right now) and I promise you this much; this recipe does NOT disappoint!
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Firstly, this LEANIFIED Twix Bar recipe only uses
Seven ingredients!
It’s SUPER easy to make!
Blanched almond flour
Sugar-Free Maple Syrup (I use Waldens Farms)
Creamy peanut butter (I used natural crunchy peanut butter)
Coconut oil
Vanilla extract
Salt
LEANGREDIENTS:
FOR THE ALMOND SHORTBREAD BASE:
1 ½ cups packed fine blanched almond flour
3 tablespoons melted coconut oil (let it cool for a minute before adding)
2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup (I used Waldens Farms) you can use normal maple syrup but will significantly increase sugar content and calories
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of salt
FOR THE CARAMEL PEANUT BUTTER LAYER:
⅔ cup creamy peanut butter (I used a crunchy peanut butter out of personal preference)
¼ cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of salt
FOR THE CHOCOLATE LAYER:
¾ cup sugar-free chocolate chips (I used these) again you can use normal chocolate chips but it will no longer be a sugar-free, keto-friendly Twix bar
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Now that we’ve got the leangredients how do you make these healthy, sugar-free Twix bars?
Servings: 16 / Serving Size: 1 bar
LEAN-STRUCTIONS
Well, that’s easy!! You just follow these lean steps…
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then line an 8x8 inch square pan with parchment paper. Make sure it’s 8x8; otherwise, it may be too big.
Next, you make your shortbread base by lean mixing the almond flour with coconut oil, sugar-free maple syrup, vanilla, and salt in a bowl. Mix it all together using a fork until it forms a nice crumb texture. Then press (also known as mushieee) this into an 8×8 inch square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Towards the final few minutes, you want to start making the peanut butter caramel layer. Add the peanut butter, sugar-free maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and salt to a medium pot and place over medium-low heat for approximately 2 minutes. Make sure you frequently stir until the caramel starts to ever so slightly bubble. Once it’s ready, pour over your slightly cooled almond shortbread crust.
Afterward, place the now shortbread topped with the caramel layer in the fridge for roughly 30 to 60 minutes (you want the peanut butter layer to be completely hardened). If you’re in a lean hurry, you can place it in the fridge to expedite the process!
Once the caramel topping is nearly hardened it is time to move on to making the sugar-free chocolate topping layer. There are TWO ways to do this, one with the microwave and one using the stovetop. My personal favorite is the stovetop. You add the sugar-free chocolate chips and coconut oil to a glass bowl. Next, you get a saucepan or pot and fill it with a small layer of water. Add the glass bowl to the saucepan or pot on top of the water and turn the heat on to medium-high. You stir the chocolate frequently until it is perfectly melted! *The other option is to add the sugar-free chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwaveable safe dish and blast on high heat every 15 seconds until fully melted. Just beware of BURNING your chocolate!
Pour over the caramel layer and tilt your dish side-to-side to evenly distribute the melted sugar-free lean chocolate. Place in fridge for at least 20 minutes until chocolate is completely hardened and bars are cooled.
Now, it’s the final step! Remove bars from the pan and cut the entire pan of bars in half, then cut each half into 8! This will give you roughly 16 healthy, leanified sugar-free Twix bars!!
Lastly, ENJOY YOUR LEAN TWIX BARS! The lean life is all about balance and this is just another example of how enjoyable eating healthy and lean can really be!
