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This recipe for homemade Paleo Twix Bars is a game changer! When you take a bite, you won’t believe that this candy bar Twix Bar copycat is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, Paleo, and vegan.
Today, celebrate with your new favorite thing: HEALTHY(er) homemade Twix Bars. You may know I love taking some of my favorite candies from childhood and turning them into amazing healthy candy recipes. These healthier homemade Snickers and these Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are particular favorites…but this healthy Twix recipe may top the list!
Whaaaat? Healthy Twix? I know. Yes, this is for real. I have homemade Twix bars for you to enjoy, knowing all of the ingredients are simple and wholesome.
These easy and delicious Twix copycat bars are…
- Gluten-Free
- Grain-Free
- Sweetened with Maple Syrup
- Dairy-Free
- Vegan
- Can be made nut-free
I made this recipe three times because you know, testing and stuff…but also because I needed an excuse to eat more of these delicious goodies.
Now, let’s talk about how to make these magical homemade Twix Bars!
Something to note: This Twix Bar recipe contains many coconut ingredients, so if you’re worried about it tasting too much like coconut, simply use refined coconut oil, which has no coconut flavor.
First, we make the crust with coconut flour, maple syrup, and coconut oil. We use coconut flour specifically to make a cookie base with a texture that’s more similar to shortbread than any other gluten-free flour I’ve tried.
TIP: because coconut flour is super absorbent, no other flour would substitute well with 1:1 ratio. However, if preferred, you could substitute about 3 times as much of a different kind of flour, like almond or oat flour.
Thankfully, A little goes a long way with coconut flour, so pick up a bag and you’ll have it around for a while (and you can make lots of homemade Twix Bars!).
How do you make a No-Cook Caramel Filling?
This is my favorite thing, and it’s SO easy. It can be made in the microwave or on the stove, but you’re really not cooking, just melting the following ingredients together:
- Almond Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut Oil
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
Once the ingredients are fully combined, pour the scrumptious mixture over the cooled crust. The almond butter tastes so nutty and delicious here, but cashew butter also makes a fabulous substitute—it gives an even more caramelly flavor! Peanut butter also works and tastes delicious, but it has a stronger flavor.
For a nut-free option: use a seed butter like tahini, pumpkin seed butter, or sunflower seed butter.
Now, let’s make the easiest homemade chocolate.
- Coconut Oil
- Cocoa Powder
- Maple Syrup
Yup, you only need three ingredients! You melt these together, whisk until smooth, then pour the chocolate over the caramel and let it set.
However, if you don’t want to make your own, you can also melt some dark chocolate and spread it over the top!
I also opted to sprinkle a bit of fleur de sel over the top before the chocolate set. I’m a believer that a sprinkle of flaky sea salt makes pretty much anything better, and I loved the bite of crunchy salt on these homemade, healthy Twix bars. It’s the perfect complement to the sweet filling, but you can leave it off for a more classic flavor.
I seriously can’t get over these homemade Twix Bars. I greatly regret sending them all off to work with my roommate and not saving any for myself! I think another batch may be in order soon 😃
The recipe for these Homemade Twix Bars only calls for SIX ingredients. All of them are ingredients you don’t need to feel guilty about putting in your body. I love that they’re gluten-free, grain-free, Paleo, refined-sugar-free, and vegan, so you can serve them to just about anyone. Just make sure to save some for yourself!
Of course, just because we make them with better-for-you ingredients doesn’t mean they’re “healthy” if you’ve eaten half the pan! You should still enjoy them in moderation. I hope you adore these as much as I do!
WANT MORE HOMEMADE CANDY?!
- Peanut Butter Cups (Vegan + Refined Sugar-Free)
- Almond Joy Brownies (Gluten Free + Paleo)
- Homemade Gummy Bears (Gluten Free + Paleo)
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Cups (Vegan + Refined Sugar-Free)
Homemade Twix Bars (Paleo, Gluten-Free + Vegan)
Ingredients
For the shortbread crust
- ⅔ cup 85g coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons 63g pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup 66g coconut oil, solid, use refined for no coconut flavor
For the caramel filling
- ½ cup 128g creamy almond butter, I also love making these with cashew butter, or use sunflower seed butter or tahini for a nut-free option
- ⅓ cup 111g pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup 66g coconut oil, melted, use refined for no coconut flavor
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For the chocolate topping
- ¼ cup 50g coconut oil, melted, use refined for no coconut flavor
- ¼ cup 21g cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons 42g pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon flaky sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 14×5” tart pan or 8×8” square pan with coconut oil (I recommend lining the pan with parchment paper as well if your pan doesn’t have a removable bottom).
- Put coconut flour in a bowl. Add the maple syrup and stir until fully combined and crumbly. Add the room temperature coconut oil and mix until a large dough ball forms, pressing out any clumps of coconut oil. I used my hands at the end to bring the dough fully together.
- Press the dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Let cool completely.
- For the filling, combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until all of the ingredients are melted and throughly combined. Pour over the crust and let cool in the refrigerator until set before topping with chocolate layer.
- For the chocolate topping, whisk together all of the ingredients and pour over the cooled caramel layer. Smooth evenly and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let cool until set. Slice into 1-inch slices, or 16 squares. Keep stored in the refrigerator.
These bars are absolutely amazing! I have made them several times over the past year since I first pinned and always get compliments! With my Colitis and food sensitivities finding dessert type foods is impossible! These make up for it!! Thanks!
I’m so thrilled to hear that you’re loving them! Thanks so much for the feedback and kind words, Alicia.
can these be made in cupcake liners for an individual option?
Yes, you definitely could do that! Just bake the crust for a shorter amount of time.
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!!!
Hi Renee, did you by chance use regular table salt as opposed to kosher salt? That could be why they’re salty, or if you’re almond butter was already salted…so glad you like them, though! Enjoy :)
i tried to prepear this twix bars with all the ingredients and the cocos flour is not sticking and all the composition from the pan has to be eaten with a spoon…. i don’t recomand bakerita anymore… sorry
Hi Roxana, I’m not sure what you mean by the cocoa flour is not sticking, and the composition from the pan? If you could clarify I could try to help. Sorry you’re having trouble with the recipe and that you don’t like my site anymore because of it.
You say to combine coconut flour and salt in a bowl (#2). You don’t put salt in the shortbread crust ingredients. What to do???
Hi Nancy, oops! I used to have a bit of salt in there but removed it from the recipe. I’ll fix it now!
Can i use ground almonds or an alternative to coconut flour?
I haven’t tested it that way. If you do, you’ll want to use about 2-3x the amount because coconut flour is so much more absorbent than almond flour is!
So I tried these last night having health issues and I did modify a bit ran out of an ingredient but these are easy to make! If you need a little chocolate and salted caramel this will do. I do not know if I like twix; however, I always ate reece’s peanut butter cups lol. But these were a hit. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed them, April!!
So good! I used the second and third layers but used a different recipe for the shortbread base…
So glad you enjoyed them!!
hi, i’m doing it now, looking good but the topping is too thick to pour (it is verytasty but way to thick. i’ve tried to heat it but it didn’t help… any idea? thanks
Hi Racheli, were the coconut oil and maple syrup both melted/not cold when mixing? It shouldn’t be super thick…you can always add more melted coconut oil to thin it out, though!
Maple syrup might have been cold …
I heated everything in the microwave and whisk it several times, till it worked out (sort of)
In the end, I froze the cake and then managed to apply the cream.
It came out delicious and guests were delighted. They devoured everything, I did not even have time to take pictures :-D
Thank you very much
I have a bag of coconut flour that I’ve been meaning to use it for a long time. Twix was my fav childhood candy, so I knew I had to make your recipe. I used PB instead of almond butter, it turned out so good
So thrilled you’re loving them, Lillian!! Thanks for sharing your feedback.
I dont have maple syrup, can I use jaggery, or molasses instead? How much would I need
Can’t wait to make these!
Molasses would probably be too strong, and not sure about jaggery. Honey would be your best bet for a maple syrup substitute!