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This recipe was my Everest.

Shortly after I made my keto coconut bars (homemade mounds bars/ bounty bars) I had the idea to recreate other popular candies and try to create keto-friendly versions of them.

But these little guys were quite a challenge.
A lot of brain power flowed into creating this recipe.

The “caramel” layer was easy, the recipe for that was ready for at least a few weeks before the rest of this keto-friendly snickers bar came to life.
The “creme” layer was what had me on edge.

I just couldn’t find anything that tasted authenticly like a normal Snickers bar without adding too many carbs.
After way too many trials and errors, I finally found something that worked!

A few vegan recipes inspired me to step out of my comfort zone and experiment with different ingredients – in the end, I settled on soaked cashews for the creme layer and there couldn’t have been a better match!

They have the perfect consistency for this recipe and the combination of all ingredients tastes SO good!

I was a bit anxious when I tried this batch of my keto snickers bars because all the batches before failed so miserably but when I took the first bite I was shook.
They taste just like normal snickers bars, but without the guilt!

Only healthy ingredients were added and even though cashews are a bit higher in carbs than other nuts one bar only adds 5.5g net carbs to your carb count which is pretty average for a sweet keto snack.

If you want to go big on chocolate and add a top coat as well you will end up with about 6.5g net carbs (depending on what chocolate you use).

Granted, it’s not zero carbs but one of these bars will fill you up quite well and oh, have I mentioned they taste just like snickers bars?

If you don’t believe me, try them and you’ll be as pleasantly surprised as I was when I first tried this batch!

 

OTHER KETO CANDY RECIPES:

  • Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Keto Fat Bombs
  • Healthy Blueberry Keto Fat Bombs
  • Healthy Ferrero Rocher Keto Fat Bombs
  • Healthy No Bake Pumpkin Pie Keto Fat Bombs
  • Keto Coconut Almond Fat Bombs (Homemade Raffaello Coconut Balls)
  • Healthy No Bake Keto Coconut Bars (Homemade Mounds Bars/ Bounty Bars)
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    Healthy Keto Snickers Bars (Homemade Keto Bars)
     

    Healthy Keto Snickers Bars (Homemade Keto Bars)

     

    HEALTHY KETO SNICKERS BARS INGREDIENTS:

    This section is where I share tips and suggestions for the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe.

    (You can find the exact amounts needed in the recipe card at the end of this post!)

    Ingredients for the “cream” layer:

  • cashews:
    unsalted & soaked.

    Cover the cashews with lukewarm water for at least 4 hours.
    I let mine sit overnight.
    After the cashews are soaked, rinse and clean with clear water.

    ☝︎ Measure BEFORE your cashews are soaked!

  • coconut cream:
    coconut cream is not the same thing as coconut milk – the cream has more fat and a thicker consistency.

    You could try using the thick part of coconut milk when you can’t find coconut cream but unfortunately I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t give specific recommendations.

  • (brown) erythritol:
    you can also use normal granulated erythritol for this recipe but I highly recommend to use brown or golden erythritol. (It tastes sooo good!)

    I got my brown erythritol from a local brand in Germany and unfortunately, it’s not available in the US.

    I haven’t tried both of the following products myself but the reviews are very good so I feel confident in suggesting them to you:

    1. Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener
    (I really want to try monk fruit sweetener myself but it doesn’t ship to Germany! Hopefully, I can get my hands on it when I’m in the US next year.)

    2. Sukrin Gold Brown sugar substitute
    (This is pretty close to the product I used but it differs in the fact that this is a 1:1 replacement for sugar whereas the erythritol I used is only 70% as sweet as sugar.
    I adjusted the amounts you would have to use if you use a 1:1 replacement in the recipe card!)

    Why do I love Erythritol so much?
    In my opinion, Erythritol is the best keto-friendly sweetener.
    – it doesn’t spike your blood sugar,
    – it’s completely safe and
    – has a very fresh & natural sweet taste.

    Because of its natural origin and natural production process (fermentation), I also consider erythritol to be paleo-friendly.

    You can use other granulated keto-friendly sweeteners that won’t spike your blood sugar as well, but be aware that you may have to add more or less sweetener if you do so.

    Erythritol is about 70% as sweet as sugar whereas other keto-friendly sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia are much sweeter than sugar.
    I adjusted the amounts in the recipe card for 1:1 sugar replacements as well, don’t worry!

  • sugar-free vanilla extract
  •  

    Ingredients for the “caramel” layer:

  • smooth sugar-free peanut butter:
    the only ingredients added should be peanuts, water and/ or salt.
    If there’s anything else, it could be sugar and we don’t want that!

    You will find a bit of sugar on the nutrition label even on peanut butter with no sugar added – but that’s the natural sugar from the peanuts.
    No way around that.

    But as soon as something else pops up, especially something you can’t pronounce, skip it.

    (Fun fact: Did you know sugar has over 50 names?
    A neat trick manufacturers like to use is to replace the name “sugar” with one or more of the 50 other synonyms to mislead customers.

  • liquid syrup sweetener:
    I really wanted to order this sugar-free maple syrup from Lakanto for this recipe but it just won’t ship to me.

    So again, I used a local German brand instead.
    According to my research the sweetness should be quite similar – no need to adjust the amounts here.

  • butter: melted.
  • granulated erythritol
  • a handful of whole peanuts
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    Chocolate coat:

  • sugar-free chocolate or chocolate with at least 85% cacoa content:
    Keep in mind that the net carb count will change if you use chocolate with lower cacao content.
    (It usually has more carbs + sugar.)

    I used sugar-free chocolate from a local brand in Germany that’s sweetened with erythritol & stevia for my carb calculations- the nutrition facts are very similar to Lily’s chocolate chips.


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    Healthy Keto Snickers Bars (Homemade Keto Bars)
     

    HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY KETO SNICKERS BARS:

     
    1. Mix the ingredients for the “creme” layer:
    Add your soaked cashews, brown erythritol, coconut cream & vanilla extract into a food processor and blend until you get a smooth and chunk-free mass.

    It takes a while until the cashews take on a true “creme” consistency – you should blend for at least 1-2 minutes for the desired consistency.
    It’s better to blend a bit longer than to blend not long enough.

    Chill in fridge while you prepare the chocolate.

     
    2. Prepare the chocolate:
    Melt the sugar-free chocolate using a double boiler.
    Pour a thin layer of the chocolate into a rectangularly shaped silicone mold.

    Make sure the bottom is covered but not too thickly.
    We don’t want to bite into a chocolate brick.
    (You should aim for a little bit less than 5mm/0,2″).

    Place the silicone mold into your freezer for approx. 10 min until the chocolate has hardened.

    Get the mold out of the freezer and add the creme layer on top of the chocolate.
    Press the cashew creme into place with your fingers.

    Add into your freezer for approx. 15 minutes.

     
    3. Prepare “caramel” layer:
    Mix all the ingredients for the caramel layer except for the whole peanuts.

    Get the mold out of the freezer and pour the caramel layer on top of the creme layer.
    Place the whole peanuts on top of the liquid caramel layer.

    Place back into the freezer for 15 minutes or in the fridge for 30 minutes before popping the finished keto bars out of the silicone mold.

     
    4. Optional:
    Melt additional chocolate and pour it over the finished keto snickers bars for the “final look”.

    This step is completely optional as the “naked” keto snickers bars taste just as good and have fewer carbs than the chocolate covered ones!

    But they do look a lot more like original snickers with the chocolate coat – your choice! 🙂

     
    5. Serve:
    Enjoy your keto snickers bars naked or chocolate covered with a hot cup of tea or coffe for up to 1 week if you cover them with plastic wrap and store them in your fridge.
     
     

     
    Nutrition Info:
    One bar without the chocolate top coat has (recipe yields about 6) has 5.5g net carbs (6.3g total carbs and 0.8g dietary fiber), 18.9g fat, 5g protein, and 214 calories.

    One bar with the chocolate top coat has (recipe yields about 6) has 6.5g net carbs (7.7g total carbs and 1.2g dietary fiber), 26g fat, 6g protein, and 295 calories.

    I used dark chocolate sweetened with erythritol from a local brand in Germany for these calculations. Lily’s chocolate chips have a very similar carb count to the one I used, but keep in mind that the values may change if you use a different chocolate.

    For the “naked” keto snickers bars I calculated with an amount of 1.75oz/50g and for the chocolate-covered keto snickers bars I calculated with 4.4oz/125g.

    How do you include Erythritol in your calculations?

    The short answer is: I don’t, and I can tell you why.

    
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol which your body can’t digest.

    If you ingest it, it won’t spike your blood sugar & it won’t release insulin (which is a good thing if you want to stay in ketosis).

    It passes through our system basically “untouched”.
    Because of this, you can subtract the carbs from erythritol completely, which is what I always do. 

    (I try to be as accurate as possible with this information, but values may vary because of natural occurring fluctuations and different products used.)

     
     

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  • Peanut Butter Keto Mug Cake
  • Healthy No Bake Ferrero Rocher Keto Fat Bombs
  • Keto Coconut Almond Fat Bombs (Homemade Raffaello Coconut Balls)
  • Tropical Passionfruit Keto Cheesecake In A Jar
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    Healthy Keto Snickers Bars (Homemade Keto Bars)
     

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    These keto snickers bars are sooo good! They taste just like "normal" snickers bars - only without the guilt! Sugar-free with only 5.5g net carbs per bar!

    Healthy Keto Snickers Bars (Homemade Keto Bars)

    Yields6 Servings
    Prep Time20 minsTotal Time50 mins

    "Creme" Layer:
      cup (1.75oz/50g) cashews, soaked, unsalted (weighed before soaking)
     1 ½ tbsp (21ml) coconut cream
     1 ½ tbsp (21g) brown erythritol (or 1 tbsp/15g) Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener or this 1:1 brown erythritol blend)
     ½ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract (optional)
    "Caramel" Layer:
     2 tsp (10ml) sticky sweetener (like this sugar-free maple syrup))
     1 tbsp (15g) granulated erythritol
     2 tbsp (30ml) melted butter
     a handful of whole peanuts
    Chocolate Layer:
     + approx. (2.6 oz/75g) additional chocolate for top coat (optional)

    1

    Add the ingredients for the "creme" layer (soaked cashews, coconut cream, brown erythritol & vanilla extract) into a food processor and blend for at least 1-2 minutes until you get a smooth and chunk-free, creme-like mass.

    Chill in the fridge while you continue to the next step.

    2

    Melt the sugar-free chocolate using a double boiler.
    Pour the chocolate into rectangularly shaped silicone molds.
    The bottom should be fully covered but don't add too much chocolate (about 5mm/0.2" is more than enough).

    Place the mold with the chocolate in your freezer for approx. 10 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.

    3

    Add the cashew creme into the silicone mold as well.
    Press the creme into shape using your fingers.

    Place back in your freezer for approx. 15 minutes while you prepare the "caramel" layer.

    4

    Mix all of the ingredients for the caramel layer except for the whole peanuts.
    Pour the caramel layer on top of the creme layer into the silicone mold.
    Place the whole peanuts on top of the caramel layer and chill again for 15 minutes in your freezer or 30 minutes in your fridge before popping the bars out of the silicone mold.

    5

    Optional:
    Melt additional chocolate and pour it over the finished "naked" bars.

    6

    Enjoy the finished "naked" keto snickers bars or chocolate covered bars with a hot cup of tea or coffee!

    Cover the remaining keto bars with plastic wrap and store in your fridge for up to 1 week.

    *This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
    Thank you for supporting my site!

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 bar

    Servings 6


    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 214
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 18.9g30%
    Total Carbohydrate 6.3g3%
    Dietary Fiber 0.8g4%
    Protein 5g10%

    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

    Ingredients

    "Creme" Layer:
      cup (1.75oz/50g) cashews, soaked, unsalted (weighed before soaking)
     1 ½ tbsp (21ml) coconut cream
     1 ½ tbsp (21g) brown erythritol (or 1 tbsp/15g) Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener or this 1:1 brown erythritol blend)
     ½ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract (optional)
    "Caramel" Layer:
     2 tsp (10ml) sticky sweetener (like this sugar-free maple syrup))
     1 tbsp (15g) granulated erythritol
     2 tbsp (30ml) melted butter
     a handful of whole peanuts
    Chocolate Layer:
     + approx. (2.6 oz/75g) additional chocolate for top coat (optional)

    Directions

    1

    Add the ingredients for the "creme" layer (soaked cashews, coconut cream, brown erythritol & vanilla extract) into a food processor and blend for at least 1-2 minutes until you get a smooth and chunk-free, creme-like mass.

    Chill in the fridge while you continue to the next step.

    2

    Melt the sugar-free chocolate using a double boiler.
    Pour the chocolate into rectangularly shaped silicone molds.
    The bottom should be fully covered but don't add too much chocolate (about 5mm/0.2" is more than enough).

    Place the mold with the chocolate in your freezer for approx. 10 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.

    3

    Add the cashew creme into the silicone mold as well.
    Press the creme into shape using your fingers.

    Place back in your freezer for approx. 15 minutes while you prepare the "caramel" layer.

    4

    Mix all of the ingredients for the caramel layer except for the whole peanuts.
    Pour the caramel layer on top of the creme layer into the silicone mold.
    Place the whole peanuts on top of the caramel layer and chill again for 15 minutes in your freezer or 30 minutes in your fridge before popping the bars out of the silicone mold.

    5

    Optional:
    Melt additional chocolate and pour it over the finished "naked" bars.

    6

    Enjoy the finished "naked" keto snickers bars or chocolate covered bars with a hot cup of tea or coffee!

    Cover the remaining keto bars with plastic wrap and store in your fridge for up to 1 week.

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