Love butterfingers but on a diet?

The Butterfingers we all love

Everybody loves a butterfinger. I mean, what could possibly go wrong when you combine chocolate and peanut butter together? It sure tastes good but with such a high sugar and fat content we're not sure your body will thank you for it.

Fortunately there's a way out. You can make your own butterfingers in just a few minutes and you won't have to suffer the unhealthy side effects that go with it. The ingredients are easy to find, and don't for one second think they won't taste as good. Let's see how long they last in your house if you don't believe it.

Here's our Healthy Homemade Buttefingers Recipe inspired by www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com

-1/4 cup of maple syrup, yacon syrup, honey or agave (use maple or yacon for best results)
-1 tbsp molasses - if you don't have, just up the syrup to 1/3 cup
-3 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar - we prefer coconut sugar for health reasons but if you don't have any on hand you can use regular
-1 cup of natural 100% peanut butter. Make sure there's nothing else added! A little salt is okay...
-1/4 tsp salt IF your peanut butter doesn't have any added
-1 1/2 cups of cornflakes or branflakes
-100 grams of dark chocolate to melt for the topping - this is optional, but of course delicious

Combine the maple syrup, molasses (if using) and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium heat, then stir constantly for a minute. Turn the heat off and add the peanut butter and salt to form a paste. Then you'll need to add the cereal and try to coat each and every flake evenly, whilst simultaneous crushing the flakes as you stir.

Once combined, put into an 8 x 8 pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate or freeze until hard. This shouldn't take too long. Once hardened, melt the chocolate over a double broiler and spread over your mixture. Once again, put it back in the refrigerator or freezer to harden.

You can cut the bars after they've hardened but we found it to crumble more that way so it's probably best to cut them up while the chocolate is still soft.

This recipe can actually be used a healthy treat, no guilt necessary. Using a sugar replacement like maple, yacon, honey or agave means you don't have to worry about your blood sugar levels and 100% peanut butter is a protein source. If you choose a cereal with no added sugar then that's even better too. A little dark chocolate on the top and you have your perfect indulgent treat.