These truly drool-worthy homemade SunButter Twix Bars feature a shortbread base, soft caramel, and a creamy SunButter layer.
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel, homemade chocolate bar, homemade twix bar, millionaire bars, salted caramel, shortbread, sunbutter, twix bar
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Wait Time 6 hourshrs
Total Time 7 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Servings 24bars
Ingredients
Shortbread Layer
1cup(227g) Unsalted Butter,melted
1/2cup(110g) Brown Sugar
2tspVanilla
1tspKosher Salt
2 ¼cup(270g) All Purpose Flour
Caramel Layer
1cup(328g) Light Corn Syrup
10oz(300g) Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4cup(165g) Dark Brown Sugar
3/4cup(170g) Unsalted Butter,at room temperature
2tspVanilla or Vanilla Bean Paste
1tspKosher Salt
SunButter Layer
1/2cup(120g) Natural SunButter
3tbspMaple Syrup
1tbspCoconut Oil
Chocolate Coating
16oz(454g) High Quality Dark or Semi Sweet Chocolate,chopped finely, melted and preferably tempered
Instructions
Shortbread Layer
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Prepare a 9x13” pan with spray and 2 sheets of parchment paper – ensure that every side of the pan is covered by parchment.
Add the melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla and salt to a large bowl, then whisk vigorously for 1 minute to combine.
Add the flour in, in 3 additions, whisking to combine between each addition. You may need to switch to a spatula to fold in the final addition.
Add the cookie dough to the prepared pan, then press it evenly into the bottom of the pan. Place into the oven to bake for 17-18 minutes, or until lightly golden. Allow to cool to room temperature – about 1 to 2 hours.
Caramel Layer
Add the corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and butter to a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Heat, while whisking constantly, until the caramel begins to bubble. Continue cooking the caramel, while whisking very often, until it reaches 235°F on a candy thermometer. The caramel should be slightly thickened and darker in colour.
Remove the caramel from the heat, add in the kosher salt and vanilla, then whisk to combine. Immediately pour over the cooled shortbread. Place into the fridge to set for 2 hours.
SunButter Layer
Add the SunButterm maple syrup, and coconut oil to a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then continue to cook for 2 minutes while stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and pour over the cooled caramel layer. Place back into the fridge to set for 2 hours.
Chocolate Coating & Assembly
Remove the pan from the fridge, and carefully remove the twix bar block by pulling up the parchment paper. Slice the block into 24 bars.
Place melted (& tempered) chocolate into a bowl for dipping. Dip each bar into tempered chocolate (see method above) and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet to set up. Finish with flaky salt and enjoy!
If not using tempered chocolate, just melt the chocolate as you normally would, then proceed with dipping the bars into the chocolate. Finally, the bars will need to be placed in the fridge for 15 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.