Name: Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars
Prep time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 4 Hu Chocolate Dark Chocolate Bars, melted (8-oz. dark chocolate, melted); 2 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut; 2 TBSP melted coconut oil (or sub coconut butter if oil-free); 1 1/2 – 2 TBSP pure maple syrup

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4-ingredient Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars made with melty dark chocolate and shredded coconut. Perfect for a deliciously simple dessert!

What was your favorite candy bar growing up?

For a long time mine was Mounds bars.

It’s basically an almond-less Almond Joy, which was ideal for me because I had a vendetta against nuts in candy back then.

I think that it was a texture thing.

You could never find them in the Halloween Fun-Size candy assortments, but I popped out and back in the checkout line to grab their bright red wrapper.

I can’t remember the last time I had a Mounds bar, but it’s been a WHILE.

Do you want to change that with me?

These Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars are my childhood favorite reinvented with less ingredients than you have fingers to grab them.

They have a crunchy dark chocolate exterior and pillowy soft coconut interior.

What You Need to Make Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars

Here’s what you need:

Hu Chocolate Dark Chocolate Bars
unsweetened shredded coconut
melted coconut oil
pure maple syrup

That’s it!

You’re going to go nuts for this decadent coconut center!

All you need is shredded coconut with a bit of coconut oil (or coconut butter, if you’re avoiding oils!) for moisture.

The mixture is lightly sweetened with a spoonful of maple syrup.

How to Make the Coconut Center

To make the coconut center, add half of the shredded coconut into a food processor with the coconut oil and process until you get a chunky butter consistency.

Add in the maple syrup and second half of the coconut and pulse until you have a sticky dough.

If it’s too dry add a little coconut oil, bon’t over-process or you’ll end up with coconut butter!

You want some texture to the batter.

If it’s too fine, stir in some shredded coconut.

Scoop the mixture into ~1 TBSP balls and gently flatten.

Arrange discs on a plate and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour to harden.

What You Need for the Chocolate Coating

You just need one ingredient for the chocolate coating: chocolate!

Melted Hu Chocolate makes a delicious chocolate casing in these mounds bites!

The signature 70% dark chocolate works well in this recipe because it’s not too sweet and not too bitter

It also has notes of caramel and tastes AMAZING.

The only ingredients are: organic fair-trade cacao, unrefined organic coconut sugar, organic fair-trade cocoa butter.

That’s it!

How to Add the Chocolate

When the coconut discs are firm to the touch, melt the chocolate bar in a sauce pan over medium low.

Dip the discs into the melted chocolate and place them onto wax paper or parchment paper to harden.

Place the discs back in the fridge for 30 minutes to set up.

Once the bars are fully hardened, serve them immediately!

How to Serve Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars

These Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars are just the candy I want stashed away at my house.

They’re refined-sugar-free, dairy free, paleo, and keto friendly.

I think they’d be great to make for a party, a friend, your boo, or yourself!

Store the leftover bars in the refrigerator for several weeks and freeze for longterm storage.

Make a bunch and keep them in the freezer for a quick coconut chocolate bite.

If you’re more team Almond Joy like my mom (hi, mom!), try hiding an almond in the center and let me know how you like the crunch!

Enjoy!

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