Vegan Bounty Bars

You will love these vegan bounty bars! Soft and creamy coconut centers are smothered in vegan chocolate for a deliciously simple dessert.

These vegan chocolate coconut bars are my take on the fabulous bounty bar! Just in case you’ve never had a bounty bar, let me explain.

A bounty bar is a candy bar with a soft, sweet coconut center covered in chocolate. Sadly, not vegan chocolate.

But it doesn’t matter, because we can make them ourselves. The vegan way. Yay!

I actually made this recipe 3 times while I was trying to find the right mix of ingredients for the coconut center. The perfect mix turned out to be dessicated coconut, coconut cream, coconut oil and powdered sugar. So delicious! Soft and creamy and just like a bounty bar. 

And if you love all things coconut then also check out our vegan coconut truffles!

How To Make Vegan Bounty Bars

Full instructions and measurements can always be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary to go along with the process photos. 

• Add dessicated coconut, coconut oil, coconut cream and powdered sugar to the food processor and process together until it’s all well mixed. The mixture should stick together when you roll it into a ball.
• Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper so that there is overhang on each side. Press the coconut mixture down into the loaf pan and smooth it down. Place it into the freezer for 20 minutes to set. After 20 minutes, lift it out using the parchment paper overhang  and cut the coconut into 6 bars.
• Place the bars onto a parchment lined baking tray and return to the freezer to set solidly.
• When the bars are super hard to the touch then you know it’s time to cover them in chocolate!

• Break vegan chocolate into pieces (you can also use chocolate chips) and place it into a microwave safe bowl with a little coconut oil. Microwave in 30-second intervals, bringing it out to stir every 30 seconds until completely melted and smooth. 
• Working quickly, dip each bar into the chocolate, and flip it over so it’s completely covered in chocolate on both sides and then quickly return it to the parchment lined baking tray. Repeat for all six bars. Return the tray to the freezer for 5 minutes so the chocolate can set a little. Bring out the tray and then using the remaining melted chocolate, drizzle chocolate over each of the bars. Return to the freezer to set properly for 10 minutes.

Recipe Tips

Vegan Chocolate or Chocolate Chips: I prefer using a high quality dark chocolate to melt down for these as the texture is slightly better, but you can also use vegan chocolate chips if that’s what you have on hand. 

Dessicated Coconut: This can be named slightly differently depending on where you are in the world and can also be called shredded coconut. It’s the dried, very finely shredded coconut. 

Storing and Freezing

Keep them in the fridge and serve cold straight from the fridge. They will stay fresh for a week or two (or even longer) when kept in the fridge, though let’s face it, they will never last that long!

They are also freezer friendly if you want to freeze them and will last for months in the freezer. 

More Delicious Vegan Desserts

1. Vegan Twix Bars
2. Vegan Snickers Bars
3. Vegan Peanut Butter Cups
4. Vegan Peanut Butter Bars
5. Vegan Peppermint Patties
6. Vegan Chocolate Truffles

Vegan Bounty Bars

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★★★★★

4.8 from 4 reviews

• Author: Alison Andrews
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Yield: 6
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

You will love these vegan bounty bars! Soft and creamy coconut centers are smothered in vegan chocolate for a deliciously simple dessert.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups (160g) Dessicated Coconut (Finely Shredded Coconut)*
• 1/4 cup (55g) Coconut Oil
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp (90ml) Canned Coconut Cream
• 1/2 cup (60g) Powdered Sugar
• 10.5oz (300g) Vegan Dark Chocolate*
• 1 tsp Coconut Oil

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Instructions

1. Add the dessicated coconut, coconut oil, coconut cream and powdered sugar to the food processor and process together until well mixed. The mixture should stick together when you roll it into a ball.
2. Spray a loaf pan with non stick spray and line it with parchment paper so that there is an overhang on either side. Press the coconut mixture down flat into the loaf pan and place it into the freezer for 20 minutes to set.
3. Lift it out of the loaf pan using the parchment paper overhang and cut the coconut into 6 bars. Place the bars onto a parchment lined baking tray and return to the freezer until they are very firm and set.
4. Break the chocolate into pieces and place it into a microwave safe bowl along with the coconut oil. Microwave in 30-second intervals, bringing it out to stir every 30 seconds until completely melted and smooth.
5. Working quickly, dip each bar into the chocolate, and flip it over so that it’s completely covered in chocolate on both sides and then quickly return it to the parchment lined baking tray. Repeat for all six bars. Return the tray to the freezer for 5 minutes so the chocolate can set a little. Bring out the tray and use the remaining melted chocolate to drizzle chocolate over each of the bars. Return to the freezer to set properly for 10 minutes.
6. Keep any leftovers in the fridge and serve them cold directly from the fridge.

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Notes

*Dessicated Coconut is also called Finely Shredded Coconut.

*This is 1 and 3/4 cups of chopped chocolate or chocolate chips. You can use chocolate chips if that’s what you have on hand but I tend to prefer melting down a high quality dark chocolate.

*Prep time doesn’t include time spent setting in the freezer.

*Keep leftovers stored in the fridge and enjoy within a couple of weeks. They are also freezer friendly if you want to freeze them.

*This recipe was first published in June 2017 and has been updated with new photos and text.

• Category: Dessert, Gluten-Free
• Method: Food Processor
• Cuisine: Vegan

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 Serving (~1/2 Bar)
• Calories: 299
• Sugar: 9.1g
• Sodium: 19mg
• Fat: 26.2g
• Saturated Fat: 20g
• Carbohydrates: 13.5g
• Fiber: 4g
• Protein: 3.6g

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