Quick and easy homemade vegan bounty bars made with just 6 ingredients and 20 minutes of prep time. Once you try this delicious CopyCat recipe, you'll never reach for store-bought candy again! Completely eggless, dairy-free,gluten-free, and nut-free, and you can keep them refined sugar-free by using maple syrup and unsweetened chocolate.
Add the desiccated coconut, coconut butter, vegan condensed milk (or maple syrup), vanilla, and salt to a food processor and blitz for a few minutes until everything has combined and the mixture starts to stick together. It should be sticky when pressed between your fingers.
Roll the dough into 10 balls and shape them into little bars by pressing and molding them using your hands. Place them on a tray lined with parchment paper and freeze for 30 minutes.
Melt the chocolate over a double-boiler. Place a bowl on top of a saucepan with a few inches of simmering water, making sure that the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Then add finely chopped chocolate to the bowl and slowly melt. The steam that rises will melt the chocolate without the risk of burning it.
Dip the bars in melted dairy-free chocolate using a spoon and a fork to coat them in chocolate and lift them out onto a tray lined with parchment. If desired, you can dip them in a second coat of chocolate. Place them in the freezer to set for 5-10 minutes. Drizzle with any leftover melted chocolate.
Storage: Place them in an airtight container and refrigerate them for up to a week. These bars will also keep well at room temperature for a couple of days. To freeze, just pop them in an airtight container and they will be good for up to 4 weeks.
Notes
Coconut cream will not work for this recipe due to its high water content. You need to use creamed coconut or coconut butter as these will solidify once set.
Solid creamed coconut or coconut butter from the fridge has a better consistency for shaping the bounty bars with your hands without it being too liquid - but runny/room temp will work just fine!
You can opt for dark chocolate or vegan milk chocolate, both of which as equally delicious! I personally prefer to use "milk" chocolate for these bounty bars as that is closest to the taste of the original bars.