No Bake Vegan 'Twix' Bars

OH HELLO!


Things.Have.Been.Cray.


I feel as though March and April are a whirlwind for me -- every moment blends into the next and is full of events, parties, birthdays and of course -- for me, anyway -- baking!


And loads of it, too.


Especially for family birthdays and parties where I want to bring something special. So forgive my patchy posting in that time! As things pick up with work and my hours become a bit longer -- it gets hard to make time for all my precious baking ideas!

I put two and two together and realized when they said April showers bring may flowers they meant bridal and baby showers ;) But that makes it a really exciting time too! GO AWAY STUPID SNOW AND BRING ON THE SUN DRESSES AND MOJITOS!


I don't really wear dresses or drink mojitos. But it felt like the right thing to say.


I digress -- the point is...do not fear -- the FMA kitchen is still pumping out treats -- and EVENTUALLY I will get to post ALL of them ;)


Let's start first with something easy and no-bake. Oh and healthy, duh.

TWIX!!!! YES!


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Anywho -- I made these after my successful and ever-so-popular (for my house, anyway) SNICKERS BARS! Everyone has been asking when I will make them again. Every thing I have made that has not been the snickers bars has been a disappointment to my family. A delicious, delicious disappointment.


These aren't as high in protein as those bars -- BUT -- they have a no-bake crumbly biscuit base --a layer of RAW VEGAN caramel -- and lots of nutrients and healthy fats.


Boom.

You can even have two...you know...just to be traditional to the regular ol' Twix bar ;)

The main difference, is of course that these are much better for you. That's my gig, y'all! But another difference is that because the biscuit base is no bake it's not as crunchy. Still lots of great texture -- just not as crunchy as the 'real' thing.

But I loved these SOOOO MUCH!

And served alongside some of my other healthy treats -- these were the first to disappear. Same thing happened when I made my home-made snickers bars! If there is one thing people love it's chocolate. And on top of that? Chocolate bars. And on top of THAT -- if you can eat it without the guilt?


Come onnn. Get outta here!

CAN YOU SEE THAT CROSS_SECTION?!


It's legit. The whole thing! The biscuit! The caramel! The biscuit layer! IT'S ALL THERE! AHHHH!!!!


Before your head explodes from your anticipation of how to make this healthy Twix bar covered in luxurious chocolate -- let's check the recipe out!

World's Healthiest Home-Made Snickers Bars

When it comes to chocolate -- anything goes.


I love dark chocolate -- the darkest of the dark. Well, not 100% cocoa. Up to 85% and I am in heaven.


But I am not necessarily a purist, either. I think that's pretty clear from my blog. Sugar cookies to healthy cookies to protein cookies. Cupcakes with buttercream or with healthy paleo frosting. No purist, here, nope!

When it comes to candy bars, however, I definitely have my preferences. I am a caramel lover. A nut lover. A chocolate lover. So snickers, naturally, ranks pretty high for me. And unlike the ordinary version these really can satisfy your hunger because THESE are packed with vegan protein! Oh and raw vegan caramel.


My family more or less lost their minds. Everyone loved these -- my mom, brothers, Uncle, Aunt, GRANDMA. Yes. My grandma approved these healthy home made snickers bars, as well. And she doesn't give her seal of approval to just anything, you know!

She's old school and we are Arab. So that means no eating out or consuming outside food of any sort really. Why? Because she is an amazing cook!

So she only reserves her seal of approval for top notch things. My Uncle and her agree to call this a candy bar would be an insult. It's a classy healthy snickers bar full of yummy delicious things that are amazing for you.

But most importantly these are SO FREAKING DELICIOUS! Chewy, crunchy from the peanuts, smooth and sweet from the caramel -- and ahhh that chocolate! Look how shiny and luxurious it is! It's just like Ooooo ahhhh look at my.

Check out that middle! JUST LIKE THE REAL THING! Those are mini snickers in the picture just to highlight how giant these are. They were so big I just remember thinking. Wow. I could never eat this whole thing. Better just have half!


Then I remember sneaking back downstairs to steal the other half anyways. Whoops?

I know I have a lot of different protein bars. But take my word for it -- these are EVERYONE'S favourite so far. They have a lot going for them flavour-wise but also texturally. Ohhh the texture. Smooth and silky and crunchy and chewy and ahhh. So good. I know these take a bit more work than buying discounted candy bars at the gas station but MAN is it worth it.