Vegan Bounty Bars
Ingredients
- coconut filling -
- 2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tbsp canned coconut cream, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup coconut milk (canned)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup - chocolate coating -
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup cacao butter, melted
- 1/3 cup cacao powder
- 2 tbsp your preferred sweetener to taste
- seeds of 1 vanilla bean, or 1 teaspoon extract
Preparation
Place all the ingredients (except shredded coconut) in a food processor and process until smooth
Add shredded coconut and pulse to combine
Remove from food processor and shape it into a flat rectangle about 3 inches by 7 inches and 1 inch thick
Place in the freezer for one hour
Once set enough, take the coconut filling out of freezer and then cut into 7 bars
While the coconut filling is freezing, make chocolate coating
Cut cacao butter into small pieces
Heat a pot of water until it reaches 55 degrees celsius
Put cacao butter and coconut oil in a smaller metal bowl and place that bowl pour into your pot of hot water
Melt until it has turned to a complete liquid, once melted add cacao powder and slowly whisk together until smooth
Add syrup, vanilla and keep stirring the mixture until starts to thicken
Next, dip bars into chocolate coating (dip each twice for a nice thick coating), place them on a tray covered with parchment paper and pop them back into the fridge to set the chocolate completely
Enjoy!?