Healthier Homemade Payday Bars

These sweet and salty homemade payday bars are super similar to the classic
candy bars, but are vegan, gluten and refined sugar-free, and made with only a
few ingredients!

Servings: 12 Squares

Author:

Cook Time
35 minutes

Freezer time
2 hours

Total Time
2 hours, 35 minutes

Course:

Dessert Snack

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

Caramel healthy dessert peanut butter vegan dessert homemade candy payday

🧂 Ingredients

2 cups peanuts
1 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 1/4 cups full-fat coconut milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of sea salt

Instructions

1 Add the coconut milk, oil, vanilla, sea salt, maple syrup, and coconut sugar to
a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring
frequently.
2 Reduce to a simmer & Let the mixture simmer for 15-25 minutes, until it tarts to
thicken and reduce a bit. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool a few
minutes. Then, whisk in the peanut butter until smooth.
3 Line a bread loaf pan with parchment paper. Add 1 cup of peanuts to the bottom,
spreading them out evenly.
4 Pour the caramel mixture over top of the peanuts, spreading it out evenly.
5 Top the caramel layer with the remaining 1 cup of peanuts, pressing them super
gently into the top.
6 Place the pan in the freezer for 2-4 hours, or overnight, before cutting into
pieces.