Yaidy Santiago Fall in love with every layer. These keto brownie snickers are the type of dessert you never want to finish but can’t stop eating!
Snickers bars have just the perfect combination of flavors so I couldn’t resist turning them into something my body would be happy with too.
I used to eat snickers A LOT! They are clearly one of those things that I couldn’t stop myself from grabbing whenever I needed a snack.
So I thought, what if I created my own version of a snickers bar? Maybe even sugar free brownie snickers!
Something people can nibble on whenever they get hungry, but without the accompanying calories?!
And here’s the result, a delicious layered brownie with balanced flavors that are totally irresistible.
Keto Brownie Snickers Ingredients:
Brownie Batter Mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2/3 cup monkfruit
- 3 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup water
Peanut Butter Fudge
- 3/4 cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup powdered monkfruit
Keto Caramel
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp monkfruit
- 2 tbsp NuNaturals Salted Caramel Syrup
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
Chocolate Coating
- 8 oz unsweetened dark chocolate bar
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ¼ cup powdered monkfruit
The Perfect Brownie + Candy Confection
When I first thought about creating my own carb free brownie snickers, I admit, I had some reservations. I didn’t think it was possible, frankly, to have healthy, low carb candy, plus a chocolaty brownie layer.
It’s a testament to the advancement of the times, and people’s constant struggle to improve themselves (and their health), as well as my eternal belief that anything is possible, that I was able to pull this off.
After I rolled the idea around my head and worked at it for weeks, I finally thought, yes, I could make this healthier– so ketoers like me could enjoy it without feeling bad after.
Let’s face it, a snickers bar is pure, awesome goodness in and of itself! I didn’t think I could improve much on this confectionary perfection.
What Are Keto Brownie Snickers?
A snickers bar (the candy) is nougat-based, topped with roasted peanuts and caramel goodness, dipped and covered in milk chocolate. Yes, it’s a heavenly masterpiece.
My keto brownie snickers are just about the same, with a few delicious tweaks! The base for my awesome, high inducing, low carb snack is a baked brownie layer, topped by keto caramel, peanut butter fudge, and finally, chocolate coating!
The Healthy Way To Eat Your Way To Brownie Heaven
Apart from being delicious and worthy of adulation, my keto brownie snickers are also healthy!
I am going to take creative licence and assume you now are asking me questions like– What? How? The answer is simple! Make it keto!
My keto diet calls for a minimal intake of carbs per day and, to make that happen while keeping me happy, I have to find substitutes to the ingredients that are unhealthy, but which we have relied on for ages.
I use almond flour, cocoa powder, and monkfruit for my brownie base. Butter is the only thing I don’t substitute in creating my keto brownies (it’s perfect for keto afterall).
It plays such an important role and there is just no way to replace it without compromising the taste or consistency of my brownie base.
My sugar free fudge is created using all natural peanut butter, vanilla extract, a bit of salt, some butter, and monkfruit.
What makes this sugar free peanut butter fudge special is that I add a bit of NuNatural’s Caramel Syrup to it! It’s perfect for any recipe that requires a sweet and salty taste! And frankly? It just makes everything better! (see additional sugar free fudge recipes!)
NuNatural’s Caramel: I CAN’T STOP PUTTING IT ON EVERYTHING!
A snickers bar’s ace in hole is its caramel. It has this sweet and salty vibe that is perfect– just exactly right. And very hard to recreate!
Or at least, that’s what I thought before I discovered NuNatural’s Caramel. It created the perfect sugar free caramel layer for my carb free brownies.
I highly recommend you try using this for any sugar free caramel recipes in your repertoire. It’s sugar free, gluten free, vegan, Non-GMO product verified, and uses organic stevia! It’s healthy and yummy!
It’s honestly the perfect blend of sweet and salty that is ideal to almost everything– coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, cakes, ice cream! Everything, everything!
I have been putting it on literally everything for some weeks now that I honestly don’t know how I’m going to survive withdrawal from this awesomeness.
Try it! Make your day, and your sugar free caramel recipes, better with NuNatural’s Caramel!
The Secret To The Treasure That Is My Keto Brownie Snickers
My keto brownie snickers are not just any ordinary chocolate. It’s a bit more complicated than that. It has layers. Every layer is a delight unto itself. If you perfect every single one of them, then you get the perfect dessert, too.
I have done a bit of reading up on similar recipes and I have noticed that others have had similar trouble with the layering process. Some hurriedly put everything together, all the layers, which resulted in a catastrophe.
The trick is simple: wait for all the layers to cool down completely before putting them together. This is so your keto brownie snicker goodness will have well-defined layers.
Each layer will bring something to the table, and when put together properly, will make the whole experience worth every bite.
The Ultimate Brownie Experience
Creating keto desserts is not easy. Aside from the obvious fact that desserts are usually unhealthy and you have to find a way to make it healthy without compromising the taste and the experience, it’s also a bit challenging, the way you have to hunt up the alternatives that wouldn’t just make your creation low carb and/or gluten free, but also really delicious (and without the aftertaste usually associated with substitutes).
Then there’s the experimenting, which kind of makes you look like a mad scientist wearing almond flour on his/her face!
But, at the end, there’s this perfect little keto brownie snickers that just begs to be bitten off and finished.
This confection is the perfect healthier substitute to the snickers candy. It tastes better, and your body will thank you later!
Share Your Results!
I hope you enjoy making this keto brownie snickers recipe as much as I did. If you make this recipe, please let me know how it turned out!
I absolutely love to see your creations! If you happen to make one of the recipes, would really love to see it 😍 ! Just use the hashtag #sweetketolife, tag me on @sweetketolife, or just let me know by comment!
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Keto Brownie Snickers
Ingredients
Brownie Batter Mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2/3 cup monkfruit
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup water
Peanut Butter Fudge
- 3/4 cup unsweetened organic peanut butter
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup powdered monkfruit
Keto Caramel
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp monkfruit
- 2 tbsp NuNaturals Salted Caramel Syrup
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp xantham gum
Chocolate Coating
- 8 oz unsweetened dark chocolate bar
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup powdered monkfruit
Instructions
Brownie
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together ½ cup of unsalted melted butter, ⅔ cup of monkfruit sweetener, 3 eggs, and ½ a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Add a ½ cup of almond flour, ⅓ cup of cocoa powder,1 tbsp of unflavored gelatin, ½ tsp of baking powder, and ¼ tsp of salt and whisk until well combined. Stir in the ¼ cup of water for a better consistency.
- Spread the batter in the lined baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes, until the edges are set and the center slightly wet.
- Let it cool in the pan until completely firm.
Peanut Butter Fudge
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir and melt together ¾ cups of unsweetened peanut butter and 6 tbsp of unsalted butter. Add in ½ a teaspoon of vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Mix in the ¾ cup of powdered monkfruit sweetener a little at a time. Spread over cooled brownies and refrigerate for 45 minutes, until completely firm.
Keto Caramel
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine ¼ cup of butter, 3 tbsp of monkfruit sweetener, and 2 tbsp of NuNaturlas’ Salted Caramel Syrup. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from heat and add ¼ a cup of heavy cream. The mixture will bubble a lot.
- Add ¼ tsp of xanthan gum and whisk fast to combine.
- Return mixture to heat and boil for 1 more minute. Let cool until spreadable and spread over the peanut butter fudge layer.
Chocolate Coating
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add 8 ounces of chopped Bakers chocolate. Melt in the microwave at 40-second intervals, stirring every 40 seconds until completely melted.
- Add 1 tsp of coconut oil and ¼ cup of powdered monkfruit. Stir until smooth.
- Pour over the completely set caramel layer.
- Wait for it to set and cut into 9 squares.
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