Homemade Twix Bars Recipe
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Homemade Twix Bars Recipe
Description
This recipe begins by creaming together salted butter and sugar, then mixing in vanilla and flour to form a dough pressed into a lined baking pan. The cookie base is baked until golden and cooled. Caramel baking pieces melted with heavy cream create a creamy caramel layer poured over the cookie and frozen briefly to set. A chocolate topping composed of melted chocolate chips and coconut oil is prepared next, then the bars are sliced while chilled and coated with the chocolate mixture. The bars are returned for chilling so the chocolate solidifies.
The combination of the crumbly buttery cookie, soft caramel, and smooth chocolate produces a layered treat with contrasting textures and rich sweetness. The coconut oil in the chocolate helps achieve a shiny finish and better spreading.
These bars benefit from refrigeration or freezing to maintain their structure and keep the caramel from softening too much at room temperature. This homemade version allows control over sweetness and portions, making it a suitable dessert or snack when craving candy bars at home.
They can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week or freezer for a month in an airtight container, maintaining freshness and texture.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter 1½ sticks, salted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 11 ounces caramel baking pieces such as Kraft Caramel Bits (1 bag)
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 cups chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together.
- Mix in the vanilla extract and flour until the dough comes together.
- Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool.
- While the crust is cooling, melt the caramel pieces in the microwave. Add the caramel and heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl, and heat in 30-second increments until melted and smooth.
- Pour the caramel over the cooled cookie layer.
- Freeze for 30 minutes, until the caramel has hardened.
- Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments. Stir until melted and smooth. Let the chocolate cool.
- While the chocolate is cooling, take the pan out of the freezer and slice the bars into slices about 1 inch wide.
- Place the bars on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and return them to the freezer for a few minutes.
- Using two forks, submerge each bar into the melted chocolate until fully coated.
- Remove each bar from the chocolate, letting excess chocolate drip off. Then, transfer the bars to the parchment paper-lined baking sheet to let them cool.
- Drizzle the tops of the bars with extra chocolate.
- Return the bars to the refrigerator or freezer until the chocolate hardens.
Notes
- Store homemade Twix bars airtight in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 1 month.
- Press dough evenly to ensure uniform baking and crisp cookie base.
- Freeze caramel layer before adding chocolate topping to help maintain distinct layers.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bar | |
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 47mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 241IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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