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Snickerly Good No-Sugar Candy Bars

6/18/2013

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This post contains affiliate links.

    Chocolate, peanuts, and caramel, all wrapped up in one sweet dessert that won't add to your waistline.

    Now how is that possible?

    How do I get all these delectable flavors together in one bite of goodness that will probably make you slobber for more?  You know, a Snickers bar type of flavor in a no sugar, low carb recipe?

    I'd been looking for some kind of candy-bar-like sweet treat that would work well with the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle of eating.  After reading through a bunch of recipes, I combined this and that and came up with my own:


Snickerly Good No-Sugar Candy Bars!

("S"/Satisfying snack if you are following Trim Healthy Mama)

    Actually, this recipe is a two-in-one...meaning that if you don't care for chocolate or want to try some type of peanut caramel fudge, just don't dunk these into chocolate! 

    I almost didn't make it to the chocolate-dunking stage.  These were so good even before being dipped in chocolate. 

    Burp.

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    If you're short on time or prefer to make these without the chocolate bath, go for it!  You'll love the peanutty caramel fudge flavors.  Yum!

    But if you enjoy the taste of a dark chocolate Snickers bar, minus the stringy pull-out caramel, you'll love the Snickerly Good Candy Bars dunked in chocolate. 

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Ingredients:
  •  3/4 cup erythritol, Swerve Sweetener, Truvia, or other erythritol
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup erythritol, alternative sweetener, or xylitol
  • stevia extract, to taste
  • 2 tsp. molasses
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup creamy, no-sugar-added peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup 12% defatted peanut flour
  • 1 cup chopped peanuts
  • 5 oz. 90% chocolate

Directions:

1.  Line an 8x8" baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 1" overhang on the sides so you'll be able to lift out the cooled candy bars.

2.  Combine 3/4 cup erythritol (or Swerve, Truvia, etc.), water, 1/4 cup xylitol (or other sweetener), and molasses in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat.  Stir until sweeteners dissolve and are no longer grainy in appearance.

3.  Bring mixture to a boil - and here's the easy part:  gently boil for 10-15 minutes until mixture is darker in color.

4.  Remove saucepan from heat.  Stir in whipping cream and butter.

5.  Add baking soda.  Vigorously stir in peanut butter until well combined.  Stir in peanut flour until well combined, and then stir in chopped peanuts.  Taste, and if you would like it sweeter, add stevia extract to taste, a tiny amount at a time.

6.  Spread caramel-peanut mixture into prepared baking pan and chill until firm, about 30 minutes, or freeze for 10 minutes.

7.  Remove chilled caramel-peanut mixture from baking pan by lifting the overhanging parchment paper out of the pan.  Cut chilled mixture into at least 16 pieces.  (You can tell in my photo that I cut mine into 32 bite-sized pieces.)  Place bars on an ungreased cookie sheet and freeze for 30 minutes.

Now, if you just want to keep these caramel-peanut fudge bars without the chocolate, just enJOY these as they are.  However, if you want to dip these in chocolate:

8.  In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate, stirring until smooth.  Or, melt chocolate in your microwave on the "melt chocolate" setting.

9.  Dip frozen caramel-peanut bars into the melted chocolate, rolling with a fork to coat completely with chocolate.  Place dipped bars onto a waxed paper-lined plate or baking sheet to set. 

    These are fine to store in the refrigerator, although we chose to store ours in the freezer.  You are going to love these treats!


    Feel free to take a look at my Trim Healthy VISUAL SHOPPING LIST to get a better idea of some of the quicker food options available in your stores!


    The Snickerly Good No-Sugar Candy Bars recipe is a link-up to Trim Healthy Tuesday found on Gwen's Nest.  Check out Gwen's site for many more Trim Healthy Mama-style recipes and ideas!

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21 Comments
Cindy link
6/18/2013 10:47:27 am

These look amazing. I really need to try them!

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Julieanne link
7/6/2013 04:09:51 pm

Cindy, I do hope you give 'em a try! They're addicting! :)

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homeschooling6 Mom link
6/18/2013 02:33:02 pm

These looks so yummy. You are amazing with your photography too!!!
Thanks for sharing. I do wish there was a print button.

Blessings,
Linda<><

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Julieanne link
6/19/2013 02:22:43 am

Linda, I've wanted to have my recipes arranged with a print button, too, but the company that provides this feature doesn't provide it for my type of blog - and doesn't plan on expanding their blogability of it to other blog formats. Since I don't have a WordPress website, I'm out of luck. Oh, well! :)

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Kristine
11/1/2013 12:09:57 am

Ctrl P will print the entire page if you'd like.

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Stacy Makes Cents link
6/19/2013 11:52:07 am

Thanks for linking at Trim Healthy Tuesday! These look divine - I'm not sure I should make them unless I'm the only one at home.

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Lisa Risley
6/30/2013 12:32:25 pm

Oh my goodness! I'm so going to have to make these! Oh happy day!

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Julieanne link
7/6/2013 04:10:37 pm

Let me know what you think, Stacy and Lisa, if you try this yummy recipe!

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Ramona
7/16/2013 10:09:36 am

These looked so wonderful I had to get the ingredients and I made them today. They are awesome! I only had unsweetened chocolate squares so I sweetened them up with some stevia, protein powder, and a little peanut butter. They are just like snickers! Thanks for the recipe!

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Julieanne link
9/21/2013 05:14:50 pm

You're welcome, Ramona!

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Jessica
7/26/2013 11:47:43 pm

thank you for this. I have cheated on the thm just for a snickers and I know it sets me back but, even cooking the skinney chocolate and other yummy desserts in the book I just couldn't get past the snickers say when I go to buy groceries all alone. I did share the first time I cheated but the second time I hid it just so I could eat it all by myself.
Can I add a little extra stevia for the xylotol and truvia and skip the defatted peanut butter?

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Julieanne link
7/31/2013 03:42:32 pm

Jessica, I hope you can start using these Snickerly Good bars for your guilt-free sweet treats and can bypass those Snickers bars! :)

You could add extra stevia for the xylitol and Truvia/erythritol, if you'd like, although using 2-3 different sweeteners in the same recipe tends to round out the sweetness and help it taste more like "sugar". But that's entirely up to you. :)

You could skip the defatted peanut butter and maybe try a bit of regular peanut butter, but it would change the texture probably. If you don't use any peanut butter or peanut flour, it probably won't taste as much like a Snicker's bar, but that's also up to you! :)

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Sheila @ Sheila's Potpourri link
9/19/2013 03:21:55 am

I wanted to order the erythritol through your affiliate link but it links to the xylitol which I already have. fyi...

Thanks for posting this! Looks amazing! I do still need to order defatted peanut flour so I'll order that :)

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Julieanne link
9/21/2013 05:20:12 pm

Hmm, Sheila, I just took a look at the xylitol and erythritol links, and they were linking to the correct items. Hopefully, it will work for you again. Let me know, please, if it doesn't!

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Lisa Hughes
9/27/2013 09:11:28 am

These looks amazing!
(I also wanted to mention that the erythritol link led me to xylitol, too.)
THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
:D

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Holly
12/23/2013 11:24:45 am

Do you know if I can I grind the sweeteners or will this change the outcome?

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Julieanne link
1/1/2014 06:45:04 am

Holly, feel free to grind the sweeteners. It shouldn't change a thing. :) The sweeteners do dissolve while cooking on the stovetop, but it's fine to grind them as well. Thanks for asking!

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Kayla
12/3/2015 08:46:13 am

Could I just stir in (or sprinkle on) some Lily's chocolate chips when the caramel is not yet set and get my chocolate fix that way? I am going to make these for a holiday treat!

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Christi Olinger
2/2/2016 05:16:14 pm

I made these today. I was not sure I could do it but I did! I might have cooked it a little too long because the center is a little crumbly but even my young adult daughter loves them. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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Barbara
4/25/2016 06:10:59 pm

These look so amazing. I must be missing something, but I don't see where in the recipe to use the water. I'm so excited to try these. Thank you!

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Glenda
11/1/2018 05:24:16 am

I was wondering if you knew the carbohydrate content per serving? I wanted to make a special treat for my Granddaughter who is diabetic and she has to know the carb content.

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