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!
Ingredients
- 2 cups peanuts
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- 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. Let the mixture boil for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Let the mixture simmer for 35-40 minutes, until it deepens in color and starts reducing. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanut butter until smooth.
- Line a bread loaf pan with parchment paper. Add 1 cup of peanuts to the bottom, spreading them out evenly.
- Pour the caramel mixture over top of the peanuts, spreading it out evenly.
- Top the caramel layer with the remaining 1 cup of peanuts, pressing them super gently into the top.
- Place the pan in the freezer for 2-4 hours, or overnight, before cutting into pieces.
Notes
Store these in an air-tight container in the freezer.