Vegan Chocolate Macadamia Bars Recipe

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Vegan Chocolate Macadamia Bars Recipe

Gone vegan but miss chocolate? Try this vegan/dairy-free dark chocolate bars recipe! Made with cacao powder, this chocolate bar is the best you will have! Satisfy your chocolate cravings in just 10 minutes and that too using basic pantry staples!

Course chocolate, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Freezing time 2

Servings small bars

Calories 173.71kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

Chocolate Bar Molds

Ingredients

2 tablespoon cacao powder
4 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon dairy-free milk
2 tablespoon cacao butter
½ cup pumpkin seeds oil
¼ teaspoon Sea salt
2 tablespoon nut butter optional
7-8 macadamia nuts

Instructions

To make cacao butter

If you are using ready cacao butter then no prep required. But if making at home, follow the double-boiler method.
Place a pan with 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Place an oven-safe glass bowl on top and the cacao butter chunks in the bowl. Melt it by continuously whisking it. Set it aside.

To make the chocolate bar mixture

In a mixing bowl, add cacao powder.
Add maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Followed by milk. Use milk at room temperature.
Add cacao butter. If also adding nut butter, then add at this point.
Next, add the pumpkin seed oil and sea salt. Mix it all together till it's smooth using a whisk.
Roast and roughly chop the macadamia nuts. Add them to this bowl.
Mix the nuts into the chocolate batter.
Immediately pour the batter into chocolate bar molds. Ensure that it's spread evenly. Tap a bit to release air bubbles if any.
Freeze for 2 hours. Then carefully de-mold and enjoy!

Notes

Cacao or cocoa butter will help set the chocolate bars. It's a key ingredient here. Do not skip it. However, any nut butter cannot be used as a substitute.

In place of vanilla extract, you can use other flavoring agents like hazelnut, orange, or even almond extract.

If you don't have chocolate bar molds, use any molds available to you. However, you can find these bar molds on Amazon and even at Joann's/Micheal's in their baking aisle.

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