Easy Healthy Twix Cups

A close up shot of four stacked homemade healthy twix cups.

Twix cups made with easy date caramel, an oat flour shortbread layer and melted chocolate.

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 2

Servings:

Ingredients

Shortbread layer

1 cup oat flour
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp avocado oil or another neutral oil, like canola

Date caramel layer

15 medjool dates
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Chocolate layer

3/4 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp coconut oil

Instructions

Shortbread

Preheat the oven to 350. Make the shortbread layer by combining oat flour, maple syrup, vanilla extract, salt and avocado oil in a small bowl. Combine well until it forms a thick dough.
Next, press about 1 tsp of shortbread mixture into each portion of a silicone mini muffin pan or lined muffin pan (silicone tends to work best).
Bake for about 10 minutes until shortbread is golden brown. Set aside and cool.

Date Caramel

While the shortbread is in the oven, make your date caramel. First, add dates to a food processor and pulse until they are down to a chopped or diced size.
Then, add almond milk, vanilla and salt to the food processor and run on high until the date mixture is smooth and creamy. Stop intermittently to scrap down the sides using a silicone spatula.

Chocolate layer

Add chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 60 seconds, and then 15-30 second increments until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Stir with a spoon between each microwave session.

Put it together

Add about one teaspoon of the date caramel to each section of the mini muffin pan on top of the shortbread.
Next, layer about one teaspoon of the melted chocolate on top of the date layer and smooth with the back of a spoon.
Freeze for 2 hours to set and then store in the fridge for up to a week.

Notes

You may end up with some extra date caramel depending on how large your dates are. You can store your date caramel in the fridge for up to a week and use for adding to oatmeal or yogurt bowls!

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