Twix Bars Sweet Rolls

Sweet and soft rolls are filled with rich chocolate, buttery caramels and a crunchy surprise in my new take on a Sweet Roll. You’ll fall in love with my Twix Bars Sweet Rolls!

Twix Bars Sweet Rolls

I’ve been baking Cinnamon Rolls and Sweet Rolls like mad recently. It must be the weather. It’s been so cold outside. I haven’t been outside much except for my daily run. (Trust me, no one wants to be around me if I don’t get my run in therefore, it’s a must!) I prefer warm, sunny weather, except I never want to be inside baking when it’s pretty. You decide if that’s a good or bad thing.

The popularity of my Snickers Bars Cinnamon Rolls was the inspiration for these Twix Bars Sweet Rolls. They were a big hit with my boys, including my husband, who is not a dessert lover!

Need to know

Let’s get a little technical concerning the leavener, yeast, for a second. I promise not to get too much into geeky baking talk!

Yeast is the substance that gives bread and dough their rise. Baking soda and baking powder do as well. Today I’ll talk bout yeast. There are basically three types of yeast available: fresh, active dry and rapid-rise.

1. Fresh yeast comes in foil-wrapped cakes. It is the purest form of yeast and has the highest amount of living cells. It lasts for 2 weeks in the refrigerator. However, this type is not widely available in grocery stores.
2. Active Dry Yeast is the most commonly used yeast. It’s activated by adding the yeast to warm water. It comes it 1/4 ounce packs of three and 4-ounce jars. I use this type of yeast and store it in the refrigerator.
3. Rapid-rise yeast is activated faster than Active Dry. You can add it directly to the flour. Once the liquid is added to the recipe, the yeast activates and becomes active. The debate is since flavors develop when yeast acts slowly (like Active Dry) if rapid-rise yeast is worth the pay-off of flavor versus time. However, if your recipe has a lot of butter in it, you may not notice the difference in flavor.

Twix Bars Sweet Rolls Tips

Now, as with any baking, you want to measure precisely. I find this to be even more true when baking with yeast. Yeast can be persnickety to work with, but never fear, I’ve got some winning tips for you that will make baking with yeast easier!

1. Use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the water before you add the yeast. It should be between 120-130 degrees. Some rapid rise yeast requires a temperature of 110- 120 degrees. Be sure to read the directions for use on your package of yeast. Read: Tips for Baking with Yeast
2. Correctly measure your flour. How do you measure flour? To correctly measure flour, first, sift the flour. Then use a spoon to lightly scoop flour out of its container into a measuring cup. Continue to fill the cup until it’s over-flowing. Use the back of a butter knife to level the flour. Scooping the cup measure into the flour to fill can result in up to 25% more flour than lightly spooning flour into the measuring cup.
3. And last, make sure all your ingredients are room temperature. I try to read through any recipe an hour or so before I plan to start it then sit out butter, eggs, etc at that time. If you do forget to sit out the egg(s), you can fill a bowl with hot water and allow the egg to sit in the water for 15 or 20 minutes to help speed the process.

Products

I found these Caramels that work perfectly for this recipe. It would also be great in my Snickers Bars Cinnamon Rolls! And these are the best butter sugar cookies and which mimic the crunch of a Twix.

1. Kraft Caramel Bits
2. Shortbread Cookies

If you enjoy Twix Bars Sweet Rolls, here are some fan-favorite recipes from Call Me PMc that you’ll enjoy, too!

1. Red Velvet Cookie Dough Truffles
2. Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
3. SOFT FLUFFY YEAST ROLLS
4. Raspberry sweet rolls
5. Old Fashion No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
6. CINNAMON ROLL BREAKFAST BREAD
7. Sausage Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
8. NO BAKE HOMEMADE TWIX
9. CINNAMON ROLL RECIPE ROUNDUP
10. Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread