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Last updated on February 16th, 2019

Healthy & Homemade Candy Bars With Caramel – Vegan

If it was possible, is there anyone who wouldn’t live off desserts? I love healthy eating but I have, quite literally, the biggest sweet tooth ever! Which means that recipes like healthy fudge and cookies are a regular rotation in my freezer. Which is perfect because they’re healthy. And now, these homemade candy bars have made their way in there too! Not only are they chocolate but they have a caramel drizzle on top- seriously, I’m obsessed.

Healthy homemade candy bars
If there is one thing I love, it’s chocolate. Any, all and most importantly lots of chocolate.

In the back of mind when I started my journey to health I knew that my obsession would have to scale back a bit. I mean, you can’t eat chocolate every day and be healthy!.. or can you.. 😉

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The truth is, I have some form of chocolate every single day. Sometimes it’s a full dessert (like this chocolate peanut butter nice cream) and sometimes I’ve just a piece of my absolute favorite dark chocolate. But it’s there, every day.

So how do I do it? How do I balance my chocolate addiction while remaining healthy?

I’ve just learned to make healthy chocolate.

Yup, that’s it! I’ve learned a few tricks and staples to make my own vegan, gluten free chocolate. And with that, comes not only healthy nutrients but a daily dose of my favorite obsession 😀

And these healthy, homemade candy bars are one way to indulge in that obsession.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s actually not as hard as you think to make homemade candy bars. There’s so many different ways to go about it!

My favorite part about these particular chocolate bars is actually that they’re a no bake recipe. I personally aim for recipes that can be whipped up pretty quickly and this is one of them!

These homemade candy bars are sticky, chocolate coated and drizzles with “caramel” sauce. They use of my all time favorite ingredients: cacao. You can read more about the benefits of cacao powder here but know this.. it’s amazing. High in calcium, antioxidants and magnesium cacao powder is the best possible way to make your own chocolate!

 

When I set out to make homemade candy bars I actually didn’t have much of anything in mind. All I wanted was a recipe that was simple, contained no additional sugars and was based off of real food ingredients.

This recipe hits all of the perks above and more. It’s an extremely light recipe meaning you won’t feel full or sluggish after eating a bunch 😉 That said.. it’s easy to eat a bunch! I kept mine in the freezer and they were devoured (right out of the freezer of course) far too quickly.

They’re easy to make, delicious and vegan- it’s a win all around.

Vegan Homemade Candy Bars

How to Make Homemade Candy Bars

Base

  • 2 cups rice puffs
  • 1/2 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 cup Coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup Brown rice syrup
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil

Chocolate

  • 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • 1/4 cup mini enjoy life chocolate chips

Or

  • 4 tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • 8 tablespoons cacao powder
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup

Caramel

  • 1/4 cup smooth Almond butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1.5 tablespoons maple syrup

Vegan homemade candy bars

How To Make Vegan Chocolate Bars

In a large bowl combine the first three ingredients of the base.

Heat to combine the rice syrup, maple syrup and coconut oil.

Vegan homemade candy bar

Pour wet into dry and mix until everything looks sticky.

Vegan homemade candy bar

Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper. Place the mixture into the pan and use a silicone spatula to spread the mixture and smooth until even.

vegan homemade candy bar

Place in the freezer for thirty minutes.

To make the chocolate topping, heat the coconut oil over low heat on the stove. Whisk in the chocolate chips until combined. OR Make your own chocolate by heating the coconut oil and maple syrup and whisking in the cacao until combined.

Vegan homemade candy bar

Pour the chocolate mixture over the base and use a silicone spatula to smooth it out. Place it back in the freezer.

Vegan homemade candy bar

To make the caramel. Combine all ingredients a bowl and whisk. Scoop the mixture into a small baggie and cut the tip off. Once chocolate is hard (about ten minutes), decorate the bars with the caramel and return to the freezer to set.

Vegan homemade candy bar

When ready to eat, remove from the freezer and let sit 2-4 minutes. Cut into squares or bars.

Makes 9 squares or 8 bars.

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Making your own chocolate bars is simple, delicious and far healthier than purchasing one! These homemade candy bars are not only vegan but they contain health boosting, real food ingredients to help satisfy your sweet tooth without giving you a processed sugar overload.
Prep Time 21 hours 51 minutes
Cook Time 21 hours 51 minutes
Servings 9 squares
Author fitasamamabear

Ingredients

  • Base
  • 2 cups rice puffs
  • 1/2 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 cup Coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup Brown rice syrup
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • Chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • 1/4 cup mini enjoy life chocolate chips
  •  
  • Or
  • 4 tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • 8 tablespoons cacao powder
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Caramel
  • 1/4 cup smooth Almond butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 5 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl combine the first three ingredients of the base.
  2. Heat to combine the rice syrup, maple syrup and coconut oil.
  3. Pour wet into dry and mix until everything looks sticky.
  4. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper. Place the mixture into the pan and use a silicone spatula to spread the mixture and smooth until even.
  5. Place in the freezer for thirty minutes.
  6. To make the chocolate topping, heat the coconut oil over low heat on the stove. Whisk in the chocolate chips until combined. OR Make your own chocolate by heating the coconut oil and maple syrup and whisking in the cacao until combined.
  7. Pour the chocolate mixture over the base and use a silicone spatula to smooth it out. Place it back in the freezer.
  8. To make the caramel. Combine all ingredients a bowl and whisk. Scoop the mixture into a small baggie and cut the tip off. Once chocolate is hard (about ten minutes), decorate the bars with the caramel and return to the freezer to set.
  9. When ready to eat, remove from the freezer and let sit 2-4 minutes. Cut into squares or bars.

Vegan homemade candy bar

Making your own chocolate bars is simple, delicious and far healthier than purchasing one! These homemade candy bars are not only vegan but they contain health boosting, real food ingredients to help satisfy your sweet tooth without giving you a processed sugar overload.

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Comments

  1. Virjinia @ With Purpose and Kindness says

    08/06/2018 at 8:09 pm

    Oh my goodness, these sound delicious! I do try to find healthy desserts I can make my own so I don’t feel too guilty about indulging lol. It looks like I’m picking up the ingredients for this on my next trip to the grocery store!

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/06/2018 at 11:21 pm

      Ohh make it and let me know what you think! I’m all about using as much real food as possible to keep snack/treats healthy! Hope you love em!

      Reply
  2. Daniela says

    08/07/2018 at 1:39 pm

    Oooo sign me up! These look delicious! And I’m seriously craving chocolate now!

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/07/2018 at 6:51 pm

      Right?! They were gone out of my freezer sooo fast lol

      Reply
  3. Kristi Stone says

    08/07/2018 at 4:09 pm

    OH, these look yummy! I’d never thought of using rice puffs, what a great idea!

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/07/2018 at 6:52 pm

      I like them for random things! They add a bit of crunch 🙂

      Reply
  4. Raia Todd says

    08/07/2018 at 5:47 pm

    I bet my kids would love these! They look delicious. 🙂

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/07/2018 at 6:52 pm

      Mine totally did- how can you not, chocolate!?

      Reply
  5. Charissa @ The Wild, Wild West Blog says

    08/07/2018 at 7:31 pm

    These look so delicious and I love that they’re healthy too. Putting them on my to-do list ASAP (right after buying groceries lol)

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/08/2018 at 5:25 pm

      Yay! Let me know what you think of them! We ate them in about twelve hours lol

      Reply
  6. Allison says

    08/07/2018 at 10:26 pm

    This recipe looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it! I, too, like a little chocolate every day. Usually my husband hides mini heath bars all over the house for me. ?

    Allison
    @ LooksLikeHappy.com

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/08/2018 at 5:25 pm

      Baha your husband is amazing! I totally need chocolate everyday, which is why I make sure I have healthy chocolate on hand!

      Reply
  7. linda spiker says

    08/07/2018 at 10:27 pm

    What a treat! So fun and I am sure delicious!

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/08/2018 at 5:26 pm

      Definitely tasty!

      Reply
  8. Kristy, Life-n-Reflection says

    08/08/2018 at 1:32 am

    Oh my god, these look incredible!

    Reply
    • fitasamamabear says

      08/08/2018 at 5:26 pm

      We sure enjoyed the recipe trials 😀

      Reply

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Hey There! I’m Shelby, a strength and nutrition coach in everyday life as well as mama to two beautiful girls! I’m a chronic foodie, workout junkie and feeder of stray cats. I love heavy lifting but am a firm believer that as a mama you’ve got to do whatever the hell that works FOR YOU and I’m here to give you a few ideas. I believe food is fuel but indulgences are a must because well, as you’ll see… I’m a chocolate fiend!

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