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Homemade Twix Candy
Twix Bites are a homemade version of Twix candy bars. They are mini bites of chocolate, caramel, and a crisp wafer cookie for the perfect balance of flavor and texture.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 24 Yield
Calories: 153 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 24 caramel squares
- 24 round vanilla wafer cookies (I use Nilla Wafers)
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F. Unwrap and place the caramels a few inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 5 minutes to soften the caramels. They should not melt. They should just soften so that you can reshape them.
- Meanwhile, arrange the vanilla wafer cookies, bottom sides up, on a small parchment-lined sheet pan that will fit in your freezer.
- Remove the caramels from the oven and while they’re still warm slightly flatten each caramel into a circle shape that will fit the size of the wafer cookies. Place each flattened caramel on top of each cookie on the sheet pan.
- Place the sheet pan of bites in the freezer for 15 minutes to flash freeze them.
- When you’re ready to coat the bites in chocolate, place 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 seconds intervals until melted and smooth, stirring between each interval.
- Remove half of the flash frozen bites from the freezer. Using a fork, dip and coat each bite completely in the melted chocolate, letting any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl before transferring the coated bite to a parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Repeat with the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips and remaining bites that are in the freezer.
- Let the bites set at room temperature until the chocolate is completely set.
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Notes
- Only soften the caramels enough so you can shape them to fit the Nilla wafers. You don’t want them to melt!
- Store the bites in an airtight container on your kitchen counter for up to 2 weeks.
- Nilla wafers are fragile and crumbly, so be gentle when dipping them in the melted chocolate to prevent them from falling apart.
- Only soften the caramels enough so you can shape them to fit the Nilla wafers. You don’t want them to melt!
- Store the bites in an airtight container on your kitchen counter for up to 2 weeks.
- Nilla wafers are fragile and crumbly, so be gentle when dipping them in the melted chocolate to prevent them from falling apart.
Nutrition Information
Calories
153kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
50mg
(2%)
Potassium
111mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
12IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.04mg
(0%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Yield
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 153kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 12IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.