Healthy Mounds-Twix Bars

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The combination you didn't know you needed. 
For these candy bars, I added the coconut layer of a Mounds / Bounty bar to the shortbread and caramel layers of a Twix bar. These are gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and sugar free!! Plus, you get SO MANY bars without a single wasteful plastic wrapper.  


I love coconut and chocolate, but I also love the crunchy shortbread layer of a Twix bar. This recipe is completely added sugar free - sweetened only with dates and stevia! It is low glycemic, paleo, and has plenty of fat and fiber to stabilize your blood sugar while you indulge! 


To make these, I use an 8x8 USA Pan. I love this pan. It is sturdy and really easy to clean! I use it or all my 8x8 baked goods. I always use recycled parchment paper from If You Care. 

Short Bread Layer: 
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil 
  • 2 pitted medjool dates 
Coconut layer: 
  • 1 cup shredded coconut or coconut chips 
  • 1/3 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil 
  • 10 drops vanilla stevia (2-4 tbsp maple syrup) 
Caramel layer: 
  • 1/2 cup cashew butter 
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil 
  • 10 drops vanilla stevia (can sub 2-4 tbsp maple syrup) 
Chocolate layer:
  • 3/4 chocolate bar 
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil 

Method: 
  1. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Add shortbread ingredients to a food processor and process until a dough ball forms.
  3. Press into baking pan and bake for 10 minutes until edges begin to turn golden. 
  4. Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup coconut oil and add stevia (or maple syrup). 
  5. Mix into shredded coconut and almond flour. 
  6. Once shortbread cools, add coconut layer and put in the freezer. 
  7. Meanwhile, make caramel layer. 
  8. Melt coconut oil, cashew butter, and stevia together, and pour over coconut layer. 
  9. Return to freezer. 
  10. Melt chocolate and coconut oil. 
  11. Once caramel/coconut layers have set, pour chocolate over and return to freezer for 30 minutes until solid. 
  12. Slice into bars and enjoy!


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