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Vegan Almond Joys

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It’s Friday…

(Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday)

Just like the crispy corner edges of brownies tend to be overlooked for the moist, inside squares;so are Almond Joy candy bars for the more chewy, caramelly and texture-induced candies. Thank goodness that I love the corner pieces and Almond Joys! Why?

Homemade Almond Joys with 4 simple ingredients

That means more for me. The fact that Almond Joys get a bad rap bums me out. Why the hate towards the loveliest of candies, friends?

Coconut.

Chocolate.

Almonds.

It’s the trifecta of bliss, really.

Homemade Almond Joys (vegan)

My mouth is literally watering as I look at this picture. (Mind you, I have a whole batch in the other room but I’m too lazy to get up. I prefer to adore them from afar for now). So throw your coconut-loving friends a bone here  and make them some of these this Halloween! They will love you for it. Money back guaranteed.

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Vegan Almond Joys

  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 14 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 3/4 c. shredded coconut
  • 1 teaspoon nondairy milk
  • 28 almonds
  • 3/4 c. vegan chocolate, melted mixed with 1 Tbsp. shortening or coconut oil until smooth
  • Almond Joy candy mold (optional)

Instructions

  1. Blend your coconut for a good 5 minutes until almost smooth. Add a teaspoon of non-dairy milk to help it along if needed. The coconut should now be still a little chunky but smooth enough to stick together. If not, keep blending.

For the mold: Coat the mold with a thin layer of melted chocolate. Place the almonds first into its spot and then insert a small amount of coconut filling into the mold to fit. Cover the bottom with chocolate and freeze for 15 minutes or until set.

For non-mold users: Roll blended coconut into balls to create rectangles between your hands and place 2 almonds on top. Place on wax paper and freeze for 15 minutes. Coat with melted chocolate and then freeze another 15 minutes or until set. .

Notes

The amount that this makes completely depends on the size of coconut balls you create and/or whether you use a mold or not.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 54
  • Sodium: 6mg
  • Fat: 4g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.4g
  • Carbohydrates: 4.5g
  • Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 1g

 To me, these are like the Klondike Bar. I would do anything for them (((kinda like how Meatloaf would do anything for love))) Would I… Act like a monkey? Actually watch the movie, “Bucky Larson”? Wax my facial hair? Tap dance on the corner of the street dressed as a bumble bee? You betcha.

Namastasty

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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  5. nikki

    what kind of blender do you have? or did you use a food processor? and how soft should the mixture be when it’s ready to be shaped? was it still crumbly/flaky at all? how much “milk” would you consider a “dash”?

    man, sorry for so many questions for such an easy-looking recipe! 😛

    i tried blending these with a regular blender and had to continually scrape the sides – like every two or three seconds. i added a dash of soymilk then a little more and then a little more. scrape-blend-scrape-blend-repeat. 🙁 i gave up after a bit and just formed them the best i could. i only ended up with six tiny “patties”, though.

    i’m sure they’ll still be good… but HEEEELP! 😉

    • Cara

      Hi Nikki! Sorry for the vague instructions 🙁 I don’t have a fancy blender, in fact I just used my Cuisinart “bullet” style blender. But yes, what you experienced was supposed to happen. It takes a long time to blend until it becomes smooth. Like, 5 minutes-ish in addition to the scrape-blend-scrape-add a little milk (like 1 tsp at a time)-blend, etc process you familiarized yourself with 🙂 I wouldn’t sweat it really because as long as you form a patty, you are a-ok. You don’t want it too crumbly/flaky so add a little more milk to make smooth if needed. It’s just the name of the game with coconut. Right when it feels like nothing will ever happen, it happens. ha. Does this help at all??? Let me know! I know how frustrating this kind of stuff can be…. xo, Cara

      • nikki

        thanks, cara. 🙂 i would generally be fine with the scrape-blend-scrape process, but since the coconut is so fine… and there’s such a small amount… and since my regular blender is the typical “cone” shape… it was a long reach trying to stick a spatula down inside and frustrating trying to scrape it out from around and underneath the blades! aaack! lol.

        they still came out good (even if only half the amount i was hoping for), but i really think i need a different kind of blender! or maybe i should have just kept adding more and more milk. i *might* have been a little paranoid about it turning into coconut *mush* instead of joy. 😉

        • Cara

          Eeek! That sounds like too much work for such little payoff. I’m glad they were still edible but it sounds like you have a new item to put on your Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa list! 🙂 hehe xo

    • Cara

      Wow, Mira–thank you so much for thinking so! That is super kind of you–and it put a smile on my face 🙂 <–like this!

    • Cara

      Wow, Mira–thank you so much for thinking so! That is super kind of you–and it put a smile on my face 🙂 <–like this!

  8. Savannah

    You are evil aren’t you? Pure evil. Coconut & chocolate… *faints from weakness looking at picture* And a recipe! Did you have to, oh thank you, but my hips – they don’t lie – they won’t be able to move soon! Gah! Yum! Love! Thank you! Diessss!!!!!!!!

    • Cara

      I am merely doing the Lord’s work Savannah. Some call me a blessing; others, evil 🙂 Your hips might not lie but they WILL thank me later. hehe. You are welcome. xoxo

  9. Cara

    I’m pulling for you! I had to put mine away into the freezer so I wouldn’t see them on the counter and think that I am supposed to eat them immediately. Have fun this weekend!!! YAY.

  13. Laurel

    My favorite. I make some version of these every year. This year I’m doing yours because all that powdered sugar is G-R-O-S-S. Besides, I have to say this. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. Mounds bars rule!

    • Cara

      Them fighting words, Laurel. We have a lot of opinionated Nut lovers over here that might have to arm wrestle you for that last claim 🙂

      • Laurel

        Yes and their name is Al. He’s 6’5″ and weighs 350 lbs. because he’s bigger boned than anyone you’ve ever seen. So yeah, I make both. Although they melt in your mouth much better without the Nut!

  14. SoupAddict

    What are you doing to me with all this candy? Must. have. chocolate. And this dang office doesn’t even have a vending machine. I feel a crisis coming on….

    • Cara

      haha! I’m trying to make you all suffer alongside of me. If I’m eating all of this candy, so are all of you 🙂 Come on over! I have plenty of leftovers!!! xo

  15. Luciana

    Almond Joy’s were one of my absolute favorite candy bars growing up, and I didn’t even like chocolate until I was older. These look fantastic!

    • Cara

      Mine too! Then again, the more I think about it, the more I realize that ALL candy bars were really my favorite 🙂 hehe. Thank you Luciana!

  19. corrinadarling

    i’ve run out of words to describe the wonderment you leave me in with every new candy. someday, i’m going to make all of these. and then i’m going to topple over in a blissed out, fatty coma.

  20. Ashlae W.

    Ok, another favorite candy bar of mine – a childhood favorite! I’ve made these before but never thought to blend the coconut! You’re just too smart for me. And you’re making me realize I really need to invest in a candy mold.. ughhhhh

    PS – I will start vegan/gluten free baking once MoFo is over, loooooove!

    • Cara

      I never thought I’d say this, but I cannot wait until MoFo is over (just so I can benefit from your gluten free/vegan baking recipes!) Woohooo!!!! YAY!!! Yiippppppeeeeee!! (Can’t you tell I’m super excited?!!) And yes you should buy candy molds. I’m telling you, they will make your life easier!

  21. Abby Bean

    I found your blog through MoFo (holla!) and have subsequently been trying to avoid it since my theme has been “cleanse”. I had to come to your site today to tell you that I nominated you for a Leibster award on my blog and you had to go and tempt me with Almond Joys- the horror!
    P.S. AJs always got a bad wrap in my house b/c they weren’t dark chocolate.

    • Cara

      Haha–Holla to you Abby 🙂 How about this–you keep up with the cleanse and once MoFo ends, come back here to eat candy. I will keep up with all the insanity I’m calling Halloween candy and once MoFo ends, I’m coming to your site to cleanse 🙂 I was seriously thinking about that this week how I am going to need a big sugar detox! ha. Thank you for the award–WOW! I’m coming over to get it…

  22. Brooke

    Dude. I’d wax my facial hair into a handlebar moustache for these things. I LOVE Almond Joys!! I like Mounds, but I almost always feel like a nut. Other times I feel like a morning star…

  23. coldandsleepy

    Oh man, I *always* feel like a nut. I could never understand why people would go for Mounds when there were Almond Joys available…

    I’m going to a party tomorrow where I was asked if I’d like to bring a pie, but what I really want to bring are some of these chocolates!

  25. Amanda

    ALMOND JOYS! I can still remember the way they taste. I miss them so much. Thank you for this recipe! The coconut, the almonds, the dark chocolate…….Mmmm!