Halloween will be here before we know it!
Of course all things halloween-ish are on my mind.
Like candy.
And pumpkins.
And pumpkin spice lattes. Are you sad about the Starbucks “caramel coloring” controversy too? No thank you to chemicals in our coffee. Guess we have to make it on our own!
I even bought one of those crafty scarecrows to stick in our front yard along with two ginormous pumpkins from Costco. Seriously if you want amazing, extra large pumpkins for $5.00… you have to hit up Costco.
As far as candy goes, I’ve got you covered. Not only with this yummy and creamy vegan candy bark but with a whole list of popular candy that just happens to be vegan! Because candy is officially everywhere. I’m happy to say this candy bark recipe was a success after 3 failed attempts. Can you guess what it’s made out of?!
This recipe could not be easier and it has only two ingredients + whatever toppings your heart desires. You could even add cacao powder to the mixture to make it chocolate and top it with some of the candy from the list below (after the recipe), if you are feeling like a dare devil.
Vegan Candy Bark
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 40
Description
Simple, 2-ingredient, creamy and sweet Vegan Candy Bark
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup melted coconut butter
- 3/4 cup warm almond milk
- stevia, to taste (optional)
- Your favorite toppings such as: dairy-free chocolate chips, pumpkin (pepita) seeds, walnuts, shredded coconut, gogi berries, cranberries etc.
Instructions
- Fill a large bowl with hot water and place the jar of coconut butter in the water to melt it, for about 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Heat the almond milk in a pot on the stove and add the melted coconut butter. Whisk together until smooth and creamy. You could also heat up the milk and then add it to a blender along with the melted coconut butter and blend until smooth.
- You may want to adjust it to your taste by adding a sweetener such as stevia. I didn’t add it but it could have been a little sweeter.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment/wax paper and pour the candy mixture onto the baking sheet. Using a spatula, spread it out evenly but not too thin. It won’t fill the entire baking sheet.
- Add your favorite toppings!
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour (or overnight) so it can set.
- Break it apart or chop it with a knife. Store leftovers in a sealed bag/container in freezer.
- Enjoy!
I’m not telling you to eat the popular candies listed above, you didn’t hear it from me! That list is probably the farthest thing from plant-based. But it’s nice to know there are “accidentally vegan” options 🙂 Try making this candy bark instead. Happy Friday!
Twizzlers aren’t vegan. They contain pork (gelatin) products as well
Are you certain about the list of vegan candies? I’m fairly sure jolly ranchers contain gelatin
Your list of vegan candies is incorrect. The first item I looked up “Sweet tart” has egg albumen in it. Many of these candies are made with sugar which is refined with bone char from cows. I’ll stick to whole plant foods!
Hi Jennifer,
I will double check on the sweet tarts because I have never seen sweet tarts made with egg albumen… I got many of these candies off of PETA’s website… also if you read my post you will know I never recommended eating these candies, it’s only a little fun fact about accidentally vegan candy options. Thanks.
Wait this is made of almond milk and coconut butter?? I have those at home! I gotta make this but first I need to go to the store to get toppings 🙂 I swear I should just buy like 5 bags of chocolate chips at a time because I seem to always be out of them when I need them!
Haha yea! It looks like white chocolate though right. Same! I feel like I need chocolate chips all the time!!
ok, so I have never tried coconut butter… coconut oil, milk, water all that I’ve tried but not butter… I’m totally going to look for some of this… it sounds really yummy! and I bet it’s super creamy delicious! this is now on my “to-try” list!
Yea I never really knew what to use coconut butter for but then I experimented with this recipe and it worked! Hope you love it 🙂