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Vegan Coconut-Almond Bites

Created by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Dining team on behalf of Almond Board of California
Almonds

Difficulty

Easy

Prep Time

30 minutes

Ingredients
Serves: 120
For the Bites
  • 2 1/2 lbs Golden syrup
  • 3 1/2 lbs Dessicated coconut, toasted
  • 2 1/4 lbs Whole raw almonds, toasted
  • 1 lb Syrup corn light
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1lb, 2oz Creamy almond butter
For the Topping
  • 1 lb vegan mini chocolate chips
  • 9oz almond butter creamy
Preparation
For the Bites
  1. In a large pot, warm the golden syrup.
  2. Stir in the coconut, almonds, corn syrup, salt, and almond butter.
  3. Spread the mixture evenly into a full sheet pan that has been oiled. Press the mixture with a rolling pan. Let cool.
For the topping
  1. In the top of a double boiler, combine the chocolate chips and almond butter and melt, stirring until uniform.
  2. Spread it over the surface of the cooled Bites and leave at room temperature to set.
  3. Cut as desired.
  4. Notes: You can press a whole toasted almond into the top of each bite as garnish.
Nutritional Info
Per Serving
NAME AMOUNT
Calories 228.19
Total Fat 17.539
Saturated Fat 9.670
Trans Fat 0.002
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 54.883
Total Carbohydrate 17.968
Dietary Fiber 1.973
Total Sugars 13.139
Protein 4.736
Vitamin D 0
Calcium 55.955
Iron 1.306
Potassium 226.68
Did you know?

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