This recipe for vegan "crunch" bars is easy to throw together with all clean ingredients. I used large, reusable muffin cup liners and made 6 large bars, but you can easily make these in smaller sizes by using a mini-muffin tin, mini-muffin liners, small chocolate molds etc. These are a great snack to have in the freezer for a quick craving crusher or chop them up and use them as a topping on some vegan ice cream.
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6 Large Bars
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- 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 cup Organic Raw Cacao
- 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups Vegan Rice Cereal
Directions
1. Add the coconut oil to a medium-sized pot and heat on medium until melted.
2. Add in the raw cacao powder, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Regularly stir the cacao, maple syrup and vanilla into the melted coconut oil until the ingredients melt together into a smooth chocolate. This takes a few minutes.
4. Once everything is melted together smoothly, stir in the rice cereal and remove from the heat.
5. Pour the mixture into your muffin cups, liners or tin and place in the freezer for approximately 2 hours or until set.
6. Remove from the freezer, allow to defrost for a few minutes and enjoy! These should be stored in the freezer as the coconut oil will melt if stored at room temperature.
2. Add in the raw cacao powder, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Regularly stir the cacao, maple syrup and vanilla into the melted coconut oil until the ingredients melt together into a smooth chocolate. This takes a few minutes.
4. Once everything is melted together smoothly, stir in the rice cereal and remove from the heat.
5. Pour the mixture into your muffin cups, liners or tin and place in the freezer for approximately 2 hours or until set.
6. Remove from the freezer, allow to defrost for a few minutes and enjoy! These should be stored in the freezer as the coconut oil will melt if stored at room temperature.
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Photos: Colette Goguen