This recipe is so fun to make and doesn’t involve and real “baking.” Does it taste like real Twix, no. Let’s be real. That candy bar is full of corny syrup and fake flavors. However, this recipe satisfied my sweet tooth because of it’s crunchy chocolate cookie crunch and caramel flavor. Its full of protein and healthy fats. I find it fun to get creative in the kitchen and explore how to make sweets more delicious by using more nutritious ingredients.
When you crave sweets, what does your body typical yearn for? Gummy texture? Crunch? Smooth? Gooey? Sour? Nutty? etc
Ingredients for the Caramel:
15 dates (with the pit removed)
2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
Ingredients for the Cookie:
1 cup almond meal
1/4 cup room temperature virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/4 cup sunflower butter (or cashew butter)
1/8 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Coasting:
8 oz dark chocolate
1 1/2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
Directions:
In a bowl, add all of the cookie ingredients and mix together with your fork. Notice your senses as you mix. Notice your relationship or thoughts to each ingredient. How does your body feel as you mix?
In a pan about 8x8 inches or on a baking sheet, place parchment paper down. Take the cookie dough and with a fork, gently smear the dough into a square shape. This is the cookie “crunch” for this no bake dessert. Tune into your intuition about how think you want it to be. I made mine about a few centimeters thick.
Next, make the caramel. In a food processor, add all of the caramel ingredients. Notice what the texture of dates feels like in your fingers. Notice how the coconut oil and vanilla smell. Blend together until it becomes a “gooey” ball.
Take the caramel mixture and evenly spread it over the cookie dough. You can use your hands like clay, use a fork or parchment paper to smooth it out evenly. Notice what it feels like to “play” with this dough. What senses, emotions or thoughts come to mind? What does it feel like to get your “hands dirty?”
Now we get to practice patience. Place this pan with the cookie dough and caramel into the freezer and let it sit for a minimum of two hours. This is the “baking” process so that the ingredients bind. Notice your relationship to waiting. Does you mouth salivate in anticipation? Do you feel tempted to eat the dough etc.
About 5 minutes before you take the cookie dough out of the freezer, you get to make the chocolate coating! In a microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate and coconut oil. Put in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir so that the chocolate melts evenly and doesn’t burn.
Take the cookie dough out of the freezer. On a cutting board, place the parchment paper and frozen dough. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 2-3 inch long bars and about 1/2 inch wide (permission to cut whatever shape or size you want!).
Place new parchment paper on the tray.
Using your fingers (which gets messy…see the top photo) or spoons, dip each cookie bar into the melted chocolate so that it is evenly covered. Place finished pieces back on the new parchment paper. Notice your relationship to covering the cookie bar in chocolate. Are you afraid to get messy? Do you love it?
Place the chocolate covered cookie bars in the freezer for another 30 minutes so that the chocolate hardens.
Taste test your no bake Twix bar and notice what thoughts arise, memories, and emotions. Notice how this satisfies your sweet craving or explore what’s missing. How does this “candy bar” make your body feel?
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