After a heavy training day we usually don’t have a) a lot of time & b) a lot of energy. BUT you just CRAVE a treat (am I right athletes??) but don’t want to feel like that LSD was for nothing and indulge in something overly unhealthy. I introduce you to the best treats for any runner/athlete that are a 100% guilt-free… ooey gooey, chocolatey, crunchy Twix Bars.
Healthy Easy Vegan Twix Bars (Gluten-free + raw)
Makes: 12 Bar
INGREDIENTS
Base:
- 1 cup gluten-free oats
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 8 Dates (pits removed)
- 2 tablespoons Water
- pinch of sea salt
Creamy Caramel Filling:
- 12 dates (pits removed)
- 1 small banana
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons Chia Seeds
Chocolate Coating:
- 7 tablespoons coconut oil
- 5 tablespoons cacao powder
- 4 tablespoons Maple Syrup
DIRECTIONS
- Coat a muffin tin in coconut oil or even better use a silicone one.
- In a food processor, grind oats till you have a flour-like consistency.
- Add in salt, vanilla, and dates. Process until you have a clumpy mixture. Add water and process un
il the mixture looks like cookie dough. - Press mixture onto the bottom of your lined tins and put in the freezer.
- In the same food processor, combine all the ingredients for your caramel. Process till creamy and t
hen evenly spread on your chilled base layer. Place tin back in the freezer. - Prepare your chocolate. Combine coconut oil in a sauce pan and begin to heat slowly till all the oil is melted. Remove from heat. Add the remaining chocolate coating ingredients and whisk together. Grab your tin out
f the freezer, pour the chocolate over each caramel base, then put back in the freezer. - You should wait about 3 hours for everything to harden a bit more but we couldn’t wait that long (#BadChocolateCravings) and so we dug into these after about 45 minutes – they were still easy to eat and delicious!
Enjoy these bomber Home-Made Twix Bars!
