Twix Bars Recipe on Food52 (2024)

Caramel

by: Jestei

May28,2014

4.5

4 Ratings

  • Makes 12 candy bars

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Author Notes

The Twix was my go-to candy bar, my movie companion, my lunchtime fascination, my trade-anything-for-it Halloween treat. When the mini-Twix came out, long after I became an adult who no longer had the metabolism to eat them daily, I thought them heaven-sent, even though their arrival meant I would simply hide in my laundry room and mow down my kids’ trick-or-treat bag’s entire supply.

In the annals of classic junk food overreach, there was, for a short time in the late ’80s or early ’90s, a moment of Cookies-n-Creme Twix bars, with a chocolate cookie base and an Oreo-like filling in place of the caramel, a devastating development. Thank goodness, the classic seems to have reigned.

This version is time consuming but worth it. Just make sure your pan is very well greased when you make your shortbread, or it will be hard to slip it out of the pan. Here’s the good news: If the shortbread breaks, you can still set it easily into the caramel. But do NOT stack these once cooled, and especially don’t stack them on top of your Goo Goo clusters, or you will wake up in the morning with a glob of chocolate that you have to pull apart, perhaps in a dark room alone, where no one can see you eating approximately half a pound of chocolate for lunch.

Recipe excerpted from Treat Yourself: 70 Classic Snacks You Loved as a Kid (and Still Love Today) (Clarkson Potter, 2014). —Jestei

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What You'll Need

Ingredients
  • 1/2 stick salted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cupsugar
  • 3/4 cupall-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoonsalt
  • 1 3/4 cups(10 1/2 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 14-ounce bag caramels (about 2 cups, or 50 caramels)
  • 2 tablespoonshalf-and-half
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Grease a 9 × 5-inch loaf pan with unsalted butter. In a heavy-duty stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed just until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three batches, mixing just until all the dry ingredients are incorporated. The mixture should be crumbly but hold together when squeezed.
  2. Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the loaf pan. Bake for 24 to 28 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn the oven off. Remove the loaf pan and let the cookie layer cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn out on a cutting board to continue to cool.
  3. Wipe the loaf pan clean and line with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each side. Sprinkle 1 cup of the chocolate morsels in the bottom of the pan and place it in the still-warm oven for 5 minutes. Using an offset spatula, t smooth the melted chocolate into an even layer. Freeze the chocolate layer in the pan for 5 minutes.
  4. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave half the caramels, about 25, with 1 tablespoon of the half-and-half for 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, or until melted and smooth.
  5. Remove the chocolate from the freezer. Pour the caramel over the cold chocolate layer and top immediately with the cookie layer. Melt the remaining caramels and half-and-half, and spread another layer of caramel over the cookie layer. Return the pan to the freezer for 20 minutes, or until the caramel is set.
  6. In a separate small microwave-safe bowl, melt the remaining ¾ cup of chocolate morsels on high heat for 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, or until melted and smooth. Let the melted chocolate sit for 5 minutes, then spread over the top caramel layer. (Do not worry about making the chocolate smooth, as the more you move the chocolate, the more it will mix in with the caramel.) Return the pan to the freezer to set, approximately 15 minutes.
  7. Remove the candy from the pan by lifting the parchment paper lining straight up. Place the candy on a cutting board and, using a hot knife, slice the loaf into 12 equal pieces, each about ¾ inch wide, and peel the candy away from the paper. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes prior to serving.

Tags:

  • Candy
  • Chocolate
  • Caramel
  • Finger Food
  • Dessert
  • Snack

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9 Reviews

Eric K. September 13, 2019

This is one of the most delicious things I've eaten in a while.

Dominique H. June 24, 2015

Made a gluten free version of this. The caramel was way way too sticky and thick though and i tripled the amount of half n half. Delicious though. SOoooo much richer then a normal twix bar

Bill M. June 14, 2015

I made this and they are really good. Very rich and can only eat one a day. However, for me, I think I need to find a softer caramel. I could only find Brach's at the store and they were pretty hard to begin with. I would probably cut the caramel in half to make it easier to eat. They were pretty thick to bite into. :)

Celina October 19, 2014

How would you suggest making the peanut butter Twix. . . ?!?

M October 16, 2014

These are all over the place in the UK - often they are called 'millionaire's shortbread'. So delicious!

lateara June 4, 2014

Twix and snickers are my favorites

maye June 4, 2014

This is much easier than I thought! Definitely making these this weekend to bring in to work. Thanks!

Jen C. June 4, 2014

This and Snickers are my favorite candy bars EVER!!! I'm so excited to try out this recipe!

em-i-lis June 2, 2014

I can't stand it! The Twix is one of my all-time faves. Now that there's this recipe in addition to the one for Almond Joys, I'll never be without the real deal again! Thanks!

Twix Bars Recipe on Food52 (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in Twix chocolate? ›

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Wheat Flour (17%), Palm Fat, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Lactose, Milk Fat, Whey Powder, Fat Reduced Cocoa, Salt, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Raising Agent (E500), Natural Vanilla Extract, May Contain - Hazelnut, Almond, Gluten (Barley, Oats).

What make is a Twix? ›

Twix is a caramel shortbread chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate). Twix are packaged with one (mini and snack sizes), two or four bars (king size) in a wrapper.

What was Twix originally called? ›

Twix was called Raider in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway for many years before its name was changed in 1991 (2000 in Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Turkey).

What is in the middle of a Twix? ›

Twix, for those who aren't familiar with it, is a candy bar consisting of a crumbly cookie that's topped with caramel and enrobed in milk chocolate. It's traditionally sold in packs of two slender bars.

Is Twix made with milk? ›

Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Pgpr, Artificial Flavors), Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Dextrose, Less Than 2% - Salt, Cocoa Powder, ...

What's in Twix bars? ›

Exceedingly thick layers of from-scratch shortbread cookie and chewy caramel are enveloped in a smooth, silky robe of milk chocolate for a candy bar to rule all the candy bars — and you can make it in your own home, no vending machine required.

How is the right Twix made? ›

The two took distinctively different approaches to the manufacture of chocolate, finally able to do it their own way. Left TWIX became a crunchy biscuit base upon which caramel was flowed before being bathed in chocolate. Meanwhile Right TWIX was a cascade of caramel on a crisp biscuit base, cloaked in chocolate.

Who owns Twix? ›

Mars, Incorporated (NASDAQ TRACE: WWY.GA) is a privately held company, owned by the Mars family, making the family one of the wealthiest in the U.S. Mars manufactures and sells confectionaries, petcare, and other products, including M&M, Snickers, the Mars bar, Twix, Skittles, Whiskas pet food, and Wrigley chewing gum.

What raw materials are in Twix? ›

Ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, PGPR, artificial flavors), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm oil, corn syrup, skim milk, dextrose, less than 2% of: salt, cocoa powder ...

What is an interesting fact about Twix? ›

5) Twix. Twix first appeared in 1967 under an interesting disguise: the candy was named Raider and could only be found in the United Kingdom. Since the candy was so popular with the Brits, the candy's parent company, Mars Inc., introduced Twix to America 13 years later.

Is Twix a cookie or candy? ›

While Twix, the chocolate-covered, caramel “cookie bars” carried in the candy aisle of most stores, lists flour as its third ingredient, it was taxed differently at different stores. Twix isn't the only tricky item. KitKat bars and some other candy-aisle confections also contain flour.

What is the oldest candy bar? ›

The Fry's Chocolate Cream, produced by J. S. Fry & Sons since 1866, consisted of a plain fondant centre enrobed in plain chocolate. It is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and predates the invention of milk chocolate.

Why does Twix say left? ›

To put it simply: Are left and right Twix different? The simple answer is no. One reason for a perceived difference is the clever ad campaign Twix uses asking if you're a right Twix or a left Twix. People love grouping themselves into different categories, so why not give people the choice between two identical things?

Do Twix still exist? ›

And corporations are intimately aware of the cycle of nostalgia. So, Yoplait brought back the Trix yogurt in 2021. While they only have two flavors, strawberry and berry, they still have the iconic dual-colored Trix yogurt swirl. But they didn't stop there.

What are the components of a Twix? ›

Milk Chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lechitin, PGPR, artificial flavors), sugar, enriched wheat flour (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, SKIM MILK, DEXTROSE, LESS THAN 2% - FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SALT, COCOA ...

Does Twix have peanuts or nuts? ›

CONTAINS MILK, SOY AND WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS.

Is Twix chocolate vegan? ›

Unfortunately, Twix is not vegan as it contains both palm oil and dairy. This applies to all Twix, including dark and milk chocolate.

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