Decadent Dairy Free Twix Fudge Bars (gluten free vegan)! It’s the classic twix candy bar you love made healthier with date caramel. This fudge is even oil free! It’s the best dairy free ganache recipe out there! Plus, for peanut and tree nut allergies you can eliminate the fear of cross-contamination with nut free soy free dairy free chocolate.
Thank you Enjoy Life Foods for sponsoring this post! #eatfreely
Chocolate makes the world go ’round… Do you remember Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? That’s my inspiration behind these dairy free twix fudge bars. My older son and I watched part of the movie last week while we were sick. The candy room and chocolate waterfall was always my favorite part. If only companies really made chocolate this way…
Maybe we could petition Enjoy Life Foods to recreate this scene at their new Top 8 Allergen free facility in Indiana. They could dump vast amounts of their dairy free, soy free, and nut free chocolate chips into a channel. People could take tour rides in canoes. The paddling would help mix. Enjoy Life Foods could provide samples of their peanut and tree nut free chocolates as payment. All the peanut and tree nut allergic people could go crazy like kids a candy store without the worry of cross contamination. Sounds amazing, right?! I’ll put in a good word with the company. 😀
Since it’s unlikely to become a reality, you can find the best selling Allergy Friendly chocolate in your grocery stores or online. Not nearly as fun as paddling in chocolate if you ask me. Still good though. And food allergy friendly chocolate is ultimately what matters most.
Oooh, all the things you can make with chocolate! Like dairy free chocolate ganache.
Traditionally this fudgy chocolate is created by combining heavy dairy cream and chocolate. But ganache is finicky. It can ‘break’ causing the cream to separate from the chocolate if mixed incorrectly. The result is expensive wasted chocolate. And no one wants that.
So. How about a fool proof ganache that happens to be oil free? I’ve got the easiest (and best) dairy free ganache. My secret ingredient is a little crazy one as far as traditional ganache is concerned.
Did you know chocolate and water are mortal enemies? One drop of water can ruin the beautiful silky texture of chocolate. The cocoa in the chocolate sucks up all the moisture and causes discoloration, chunks and fat separation. This is why oil is used to thin chocolate. Not water.
Why did I choose water then to create this dairy free ganache filling? Simple. Most dairy free milks are primarily water in content; not fat or protein like real dairy cream. Annd I was beyond ill from the norovirus and out of dairy free milk. Plenty of water on hand though. I played around get the right texture for the ultimate dairy free twix fudge bars.
My first attempt was an epic failure. I tried the 1:1 chocolate to liquid ratio. It doesn’t work. Not even close. I basically had refrigerated chocolate soup. Instead of throwing away the mess, I melted more chocolate. Worked like a charm. Do you see how thick and fudgy it turned out?
The only real work for these gluten free twix bars is the date caramel. Just soak the dates and food process. Date caramel is still easier than making real caramel and contains no refined sugar. Feel free to use all semi sweet chocolate or dark chips for the oil free fudge.
Enjoy!
- 2 cupsEnjoy Life Foods dark chocolate chips
- 1¼ cupsEnjoy Life Foods semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup hot water
- ⅔ cups pitted deglet noor dates
- ¼ cup hot water
- 6-7 Enjoy Life Foods Crunchy Sugar Cookies
- ⅔ cup semi sweet chips
- Line a 9x5 bread pan with foil and place a single layer of cookies down. Break cookies to fill in gaps.
- Combine dark and semi sweet chocolate chips in a small bowl. Heat water in a small pot until almost boiling, pour over chocolate chips.
- Whisk chocolate and water until melted and mixed. It should be a smooth pudding consistency.
- Pour over cookie layer. Place in refrigerator to firm up.
- Place dates in a food processor and coarsely chop. Heat water until boiling and pour over dates. cover with the lid to rehydrate for 5-10 minutes. Puree until smooth, scraping down the sides.
- Spread over cooled fudge and place in refrigerator.
- Melt chocolate chips and pour over caramel layer.
- Use a sharp knife warmed over hot water to help cut straight pieces. See note*
- Refrigerate leftovers.
- Share with your friends!
Refrigerate after cutting or freeze leftovers.
Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Enjoy Life Foods. All opinions are mine alone. Thank you for allowing me to continue working with brands that meet our food allergy needs! For more about Enjoy Life Foods be sure to follow them for the latest news on Facebook and Twitter
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Hello, I’m Laura! Thanks for stopping by… I hope this blog will help you or someone you know and love. 
These look delicious, oh my! I’m gonna need a few!
Thank you so much Erren! A few won’t do it, they are addicting!
YUM! What a gorgeous treat for you and your family. I can see these going over wonderfully in my house, too!
Thank you Erin! Everyone loves chocolate, cookies and caramel right? 😀
You truly are a genius when it comes to creating treats that are absolutely sinfully good looking. I love everything about this recipe 😉
Oh, my word! These bars look decadent and delightful…I want to try one right now!!
Wow these look to die for! I wish I could have a few right now!
These look out of this world, Laura – likely better than the original!
What a decadent homemade sweet to make!
Love how tall and fudgy these look! Adding it to my list of recipes to try!
Ooooo, I want someone to bring these to me for Valentine’s Day. Seeing as that likely won’t happen, I think I need to take to the kitchen!
These twix bars look amazing, and it was so creative to use the chocolate chips in multiple ways.
I love that theres not a lot of ingredients in this recipe and that it uses my favorite cholocolate brand!
These look so decadent and fantastic!
I saw these on Pinterest and had to swing on by to see how you made them. Drool worthy and so easy! Aren’t we thankful for Enjoy Life?
These look amazing! I’ll have to try them for dessert some day since I love Twix! (Oh, and I remember reading about Willy Wonka in school … that was definitely one of my favorite reads! 😉 )
These look so yummy! I love the gooeyness of that chocolate!
OMG! These bars look insanely delicious!!
Saving these for summer when I have no desire to bake. Love it when you can use store bought goodness!
We must have been craving the same thing because I made some twix bar cookies last week for the family as well. I do love date caramel, its so easy to make in a pinch and super delicious. I may just have to make another batch but try your recipe for a fudge fix 🙂
These look so amazing Laura. Like, so much better than an actual Twix bar! I just made a date caramel for some homemade chocolates I made for my husband and son for V day. I love Enjoy Life! I use their dark chocolate morsels– order by the 5 lb. bag, but I haven’t tried any of their other products yet!
I loooove how extra thick that fudge layer is! These are such a fun idea and no doubt amazing. I’ll have to try!
Yum! Such a palatable treat, Laura! Can’t wait to give it a try!
The fudge bars look so great! Thank you for the recipe! Gonna try it soon.