Vegan Almond Joys
Everything you love in an Almond Joy candy bar condensed into a small, homemade vegan bite! Sweet coconut drizzled in chocolate and stuffed with a roasted almond. Candy perfection!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Chill Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 15 Candies 1x
- Category: Candy
- Method: Chill
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
3 c sweetened shredded coconut
1 c vegan marshmallows (10 regular-sized mallows)
3 tbsp vegan butter, divided
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
15 roasted almonds
3/4 c nondairy chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prep Coconut: Add coconut to a food processor and process for 30 seconds to break it down. Set aside.
- Prepare the Filling: Add vegan marshmallows, 2 tbsp vegan butter, vanilla and salt to a saucepan and heat on the stove over medium-low, stirring constantly. Continue until the mallows are completely melted and smooth. Scoop melted mallows into your food processor bowl with the coconut and pulse until a homogenous mixture comes together.
- Form Candies: Taking 1 heaping tablespoon at a time, form small disks of filling with the coconut mixture by pressing firmly with your fingers. Set finished candies on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and continue until all of the filling has been used. Press an almond into the center of each candy. Set baking sheet in the freezer to set for 15 minutes.
- Melt the Chocolate: Add chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 second increments stirring after each. Continue until smooth and silky. Stir in the remaining vegan butter.
- Assemble: Remove candies from the freezer. Taking one candy at a time, gently set in the chocolate. Do not toss! You only want to coat the bottom of the candy. Set back onto baking sheet. Continue until the bottoms of all of the candies are covered in chocolate. Set in the freezer for 5 minutes. Remove and drizzle the top of each candy with the remaining chocolate. Place back in the freezer to set for another 5 minutes before enjoying.
Notes
*Candies will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 weeks or can be frozen for up to 1 month.
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