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Healthy Kit Kat Recipe (Gluten Free, Vegan) - Bake It Paleo

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Jump to RecipePrint RecipeThis healthy Kit Kat recipe is the perfect crispy, crunchy, melt in your mouth treat. It's a copycat recipe of the original Kit Kat candy bar, but much healthier. My recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegan and paleo friendly.Here's another amazing copycat Halloween candy for you all: homemade Kit Kat bars!Honestly, I think these taste better than the original version. And I feel a whole lot better about eating these too.There's no refined sugar or vegetable oils, no gluten, no dairy and no preservatives. This healthy Kit Kat recipe is the perfect substitute to the conventional candy bar.These vegan Kit Kats consists of crunchy almond flour cookies that are sandwiched between a chocolate-peanut butter fudge (sunbutter for strict paleo) and dipped in dark chocolate.They are rich and indulgent, but made with wholesome ingredients.There are SO many reasons to love these homemade Kit Kats and here are a few recipe highlights worth mentioning...The end result is a healthy Kit Kat recipe with the perfect crunch and a mouthwatering flavor.This recipe can even be made allergy friendly (gluten free, nut free, egg free, dairy free, soy free) by swapping the almond flour for tigernut flour and the peanut butter for sunbutter.Here's a list of what you'll need to make these gluten free Kit Kat candy bars:If you need these to be nut free Kit Kats, then substitute the almond flour for tigernut flour and swap the peanut butter for sunbutter. These are simple swaps that don't change much of the taste, texture or flavor.Another thing to note, you can use any cut-out cookie recipe in place of the one I used. You just need to make sure the cookie dough can be rolled thin. Also, a crunchy cookie recipe is best.For the ground flax, I always make my own by grinding whole flax seeds in a coffee grinder. This ensures a fresh, finely ground flax "flour".Like I mentioned earlier, this healthy Kit Kat bar recipe is easy to make but does require some assembly. Here's what you need to do:First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.Next, make the cookie dough. Combine all dry cookie ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. This includes the almond flour, coconut sugar, ground flax and salt. This recipe does not contain any baking soda, as you want the cookies to hold their shape - no rise needed.Then, mix in the wet ingredients. This includes the coconut oil, water and vanilla. First mix with the dough with a spatula, then use your hands to knead it.Once the dough is well combined, roll it between two sheets of parchment paper using a rolling pin. The parchment paper will allow you to roll the dough super thin without it sticking to the surface or the rolling pin. You want the cookies to be about ⅛" thick.Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the cookies into rectangles about 3.5" x 0.75". Remove the excess dough and set it aside. (You'll re-roll it to make more cookies.)Next, transfer the cookie dough on the parchment paper to a baking sheet (keeping the cookies on the parchment). Bake them at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. They will darken in color and should turn out crisp once fully cooled.After baking the cookies, remove them from the oven and use a knife or pizza cutter to spread the cookies apart. Let them cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.After the cookies have cooled, make the fudge filling.Melt the dark chocolate, then stir in the peanut butter. I melted my chocolate on the stove top, over low heat. You may also use the microwave.Cool the fudge mixture for about 10 minutes before spreading it onto the cookies (It should be thick like frosting).Each Kit Kat has 3 cookies. Two cookies will be topped with the fudge filling. So: cookie, fudge, cookie, fudge, cookie.Once assembled, place the cookies on a baking sheet or large plate and pop in the freezer for 15 minutes. This allows the fudge filling to harden and will make dipping the Kit Kats in dark chocolate much easier.Lastly, make the dark chocolate coating. Place the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring frequently. (Another option is to melt them in the microwave.)Once melted, grab the cookies from the freezer and dip them into the melted chocolate.Here's how I do it: drop a cookie into the chocolate. Use a fork to rotate the cookie until it is fully coated. Using the fork, lift the cookie out of the chocolate and allow excess chocolate to drip off, back into the pan. Then, place the dipped cookie onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to set.Drizzle any remaining chocolate over the dipped bars.You can pop the Kit Kats in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes to fully set.These paleo Kit Kats are best kept in the fridge or freezer. Like many of my recipes, I prefer leftovers straight from the freezer. (They keep nice and crisp this way.)Store the Kit Kats in a sealed container or baggie. They'll last up to two weeks in the fridge or up to two months in the freezer.Here's what is in a conventional Kit Kat candy bar:"Milk chocolate (sugar, milk ingredients, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whey powder, lactose, soya lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, natural flavour), wheat flour, sugar, modified palm oil, cocoa, sodium bicarbonate, soya lecithin, yeast, natural flavour."And here's what I use in my Kit Kat recipe:Dark chocolate, almond flour, coconut sugar, ground flax, salt, coconut oil, water, vanilla extract, peanut butter.Looking at the conventional Kit Kat ingredient list, it's easy to point out why Kit Kats aren't healthy. First off, they contain milk chocolate which uses conventional dairy, is loaded in sugar and contains emulsifiers and "natural flavour" (which could be derived from all sorts of unhealthy substances).Kit Kats also contain non-organic wheat flour, which most likely contains glyphosate and is disruptive to the gut.Basically, Kit Kats provide no nutritional benefit and are loaded with refined sugar, conventional dairy, emulsifiers and preservatives.Kit Kats are not gluten free, but my recipe is!These can be nut free Kit Kats by substituting the almond flour for tigernut flour and swapping the peanut butter for sunbutter.Enjoy!PrintThese homemade Kit Kat bars are a healthy spin on the original version.&nbsp; They're crispy, crunchy and absolutely delicious!&nbsp; Gluten Free, Vegan and Paleo.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Combine all dry cookie ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. This includes the almond flour, coconut sugar, ground flax and salt.Mix in the wet ingredients. This includes the coconut oil, water and vanilla. First mix with the dough with a spatula, then use your hands to knead it.Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper using a rolling pin. The cookie dough should be about ⅛" thick.Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the cookies into rectangles about 3.5" x 0.75". Remove the excess dough and set it aside. (You'll re-roll it to make more cookies.)Transfer the cookie dough on the parchment paper to a baking sheet (keeping the cookies on the parchment). Bake them at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.Remove them from the oven and use a knife or pizza cutter to spread the cookies apart. Let them cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.Melt the dark chocolate, then stir in the peanut butter.&nbsp;Cool the fudge mixture for about 10 minutes before spreading it onto the cookies (It should be thick like frosting).Each Kit Kat contains 3 cookies and two layers of fudge.&nbsp; Assemble the cookies and then set them on a lined baking sheet and place them in the freezer to set.Place the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepan.&nbsp; Melt over low heat, stirring frequently.Grab the cookies from the freezer and dip them, one at a time, into the melted chocolate.Place the cookies back on the lined baking sheet to set.Drizzle any remaining chocolate over the cookies.*Substitute tigernut flour for a nut free version.**I make my own ground flax by grinding whole flax seeds in a coffee grinder.Keywords: Kit Kat recipe, homemade Kit Kats, Paleo candy bars, Vegan Kit Kats, healthy Kit Kat Recipe, homemade candy bars, Halloween candy, dessert recipes, copycat Kit Kats« Vegan Buckwheat Pumpkin Pancakes (Paleo)Healthy Apple Walnut Muffins (Paleo) »I made these for Halloween. They are FANTASTIC! Thank you!Replythese look amazing...any sub fir the flax seeds as i do not tolerate them? thanks 😊ReplySign up for my mailing list to get early access to discounts, new recipes and more!SUBSCRIBE HERECereal is typically anything but healthy... not Lovebird! It's all organic, paleo, plant based AND low in sugar. My kids love it too!

Jump to RecipePrint RecipeThis healthy Kit Kat recipe is the perfect crispy, crunchy, melt in your mouth treat. It's a copycat recipe of the original Kit Kat candy bar, but much healthier. My recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegan and paleo friendly.Here's another amazing copycat Halloween candy for you all: homemade Kit Kat bars!Honestly, I think these taste better than the original version. And I feel a whole lot better about eating these too.There's no refined sugar or vegetable oils, no gluten, no dairy and no preservatives. This healthy Kit Kat recipe is the perfect substitute to the...

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