Healthy Homemade Mounds Bars
Shaziya
These Healthy Homemade Mounds Bars are a guilt-free indulgence that combines rich, velvety dark chocolate with sweet, chewy coconut. Perfectly balanced and ready in just 10 minutes, they’re a treat you can feel good about enjoying.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
- 2 cups shredded coconut (Desiccated coconut)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup chocolate chips
Line an d 8 x 8 inch baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
Process all ingredients except chocolate chips in a food processor.
Press the coconut filling into the tin and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until the mix have set firm.
Meanwhile, make the chocolate coating by melting chocolate in the microwave in 30 second intervals or in heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
Once the coconut center has set, remove from the tin by lifting up the parchment paper. Cut the hardened coconut in half down the center than in 8 sliced across creating 16 bars.
Using two forks, dip each bar in chocolate, coating thoroughly, then place back on the parchment to allow the chocolate to set.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 week.
Keyword coconut, dark chocolate, healthy, homemade, mounds bars