Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars

Ingredients:

Caramel:

• 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 Tbsp oat flour
• 1/2 cup Xylitol
• 1/2 cup Xylitol Brown No Calorie Sweetener
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla (avoid HFCS)
• 1/2 cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts

Filling:

• 1/2 Tbsp water + 1 Tbsp water
• 1/8 cup brown rice syrup
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 tsp vanilla (avoid HFCS)
• 1 Tbsp natural peanut butter
• dash of salt
• 1.5 cups Stevia in the Raw

Coating:

• 8-10 ounces dark chocolate, melted (try Lindt extra dark chocolate 85% cocoa)

Directions:

1. Make the caramels:

1. In a medium sized saucepan, combine everything except for the vanilla and peanuts.
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon.
3. Reduce heat and continue to stir for approx 20 minutes.  Add vanilla.
4. Once combined, place the mixture aside while making the rest of the bar.
   • Do NOT add the peanuts yet!

2. Using an electric mixer, combine 1/2 Tbsp water, brown rice syrup, melted coconut oil, vanilla, natural peanut butter, and salt until creamy.  Slowly add Stevia in the Raw.  Note: The Stevia in the Raw gives it a somewhat bitter taste at this point - this is okay!

3. Once combined, remove it from the bowl with your hands and press it into a lined or greased 4" pan.  Place in refrigerator to cool.

4. If your caramel has hardened, heat it back up for a few minutes until soft.  Once soft, mix in the peanuts.  Once filling from step 3 is firm, pour caramel over the filling.  Place back in refrigerator to cool.

5. Once your refrigerated mixture is firm (this could take a few hours), melt the chocolate in the microwave for approx 2 minutes, stirring halfway through.  Cut mixture into bite size bars and dip in melted chocolate to cover, using a fork.

6. Place bite size bars onto wax paper and allow to cool (this could take a few hours).

He & She Tip: We also poured some of ours into a lined muffin tin.  If you are also doing this, make sure you add melted chocolate to the bottom, then add the filling, and finally top off with more melted chocolate.

Also try our other "healthier" candy recipes!

• Peanut Butter Cups
• Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Sweet-but-Tart Gummies

Enjoy our recipes?  Get help with your grocery shopping here.

- Whitney

• * Caramel recipe adapted from www.joyofbaking.com.
• * Entire recipe adapted from The Best of Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

• 1-2 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 Tbsp Honey
• 30 g Dark Chocolate (try Lindt Extra Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa)

Directions:

1. Mix honey and peanut butter together using an electric hand mixer until thick (approx 1 minute).

2. Heat chocolate in the microwave until melted, stopping to stir once (approx 1 minute).

3. Pour 1/2 melted chocolate mixture into a lined muffin tin.  Add peanut butter/honey mixture. Add the rest of the melted chocolate.

4. Place in the freezer until hardened (approx 30 minutes). 

He & She Tip: You can easily make this into a recipe for multiple Peanut Butter Cups, I just don't like to keep a lot of extra treats in our house!

Also try our other "healthier" candy recipes!

• Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars
• Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Sweet-but-Tart Gummies

Enjoy our recipes?  Get help with your grocery shopping here.

- Whitney

Monday Night HIIT - Football Inspired High Intensity Interval Training

Fall is definitely in the air! The football season is well under way. Why not get in on the action with a football inspired HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) cardio routine? Below is one of our new favorites.

Note: If you are completing the She Sweats 12-Week Transformation, this is a great substitute for one of the HIIT Routines if you want to try something new!

Some High School football fields to not allow you to access the actual field; however, they will let you use their track. If this is the case, use the markings on the field as a guide for your suicides and complete those on the track. 

Happy Sweating!