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Additionally, you can use milk chocolate or dark chocolate for the outer covering. Place into butter paper and mark 3 lines using a butter knife. 3 lines are marked to just mimic the store brought bounty bars. I hope you will try this bounty bars recipe and enjoy as much as we did.
Another option is to add more coconut. If you have a very sweet tooth, then you should consider using sweetened shredded coconut for this recipe. Add about 100 grams of chocolate that has already been tempered.
Recipe Notes
Some spots are uncovered and/or the surface is bumpy. Sweetened Condensed Milk – This is where all the sweet and sticky goodness comes from. Make sure to use condensed milk and NOT evaporated milk. With the help of a fork, dip each bar in chocolate until it is well coated.
Chocolate that has been tempered is glossy and has a sharp snap. Untempered chocolate will bloom and develop white spots and streaks. If you don’t want to temper chocolate, just melt compound chocolate, which contain no cocoa butter. Now dip the coconut bars into the melted chocolate and coat uniformly. Coat the shaped coconut bars well with the melted chocolate.
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In my region it's not possible to buy condensed milk in any form. So, I mixed the shredded coconuts with some coconut butter and fresh cream and added just a bit of powder sugar. Then put them in the freezer and continued like in your recipe. They were fantastic, less sweet and less fat, just as we like it. Though to be honest I thought they were quite sweet even with 85% dark chocolate.
The majority of the ingredients are things that can be bought at any grocery store. There are also some additives that I can't pronounce, but that's just another reason to make these sweets myself. Make sure to chill the coconut bars before dipping in chocolate to give them time to set, otherwise, they might fall apart. Bounty bars are chocolate bars manufactured by Mars that consists of a coconut flavored filling and coated in chocolate. They are known in Canada as Bounty Bars and in the US as Mounds Bars or Almond Joy.
Video version of Bounty chocolate bar
The frozen mixture is much easier to cut. Divide the mixture to 10 equal parts and shape into a oblong. Arrange in a tray and freeze for 15 minutes. These are a BIG hit at home and at work. Easy recipe and loads of fun to make and eat.
Bounty chocolate recipe
Bounty recipe: how to make the coconut chocolate bars
These bars also freeze well, so make a double batch and freeze them, they make a great snack for when you have a sweet tooth. Melt the chocolate, either on the hob or in the microwave, and allow to cool. Spoon the chocolate over the coconut bars and leave on a wire rack to harden. Place a plate under the wire rack to catch excess chocolate. Once a little set, put onto some greaseproof paper and place in the fridge to set. Grab handfuls of the coconut mixture and shape into bars - you can make them as big or as small as you like.
bounty bar recipe
I would say use the best chocolate you can afford. Either milk or dark will work here, so use your preference. You can use chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, and use brands like Ghirardelli’s chocolate for best experience. Dark Chocolate – Of course you can use milk chocolate as well, if that’s what you like.
Always came out great, made many more, more easily. Can I just puts the press coconut mixture into a greases pan and coat with chocolate and then slice into bars? Trying to make it simply for the baking, creative challenged.
That sounds like a very cool idea! They might be a bit difficult to cut depending on how thick the chocolate layer ends up. I recommend running your knife under hot water to make cutting easier. Keep stirring chocolate while melting to prevent it from burning at the bottom.
Using two forks, dip one rectangle halfway into melted chocolate. In a medium bowl, mix coconut and sweetened condensed milk to make a thick and sticky paste. This is first time I saw someone is making coconut boundry bar at home and your recipe is amazing and steps are really easy to follow. Transfer the desiccated coconut and condensed milk mixture in the lined rectangular box. Calling all chocolate lovers out there.
Honestly speaking, these store-bought chocolates are high in sugar content, high in glucose & corn syrup, this makes it addictive. Moreover, it is unhealthy for everyone especially kids, obese people and also diabetic people. Add the butter mix to the flour mix and combine to make a smooth dough. Pop on a lined tray into the oven for 30 minutes at 160C/gas mark three.
When you make bounty yourself, you know what ingredients are in it. Because you decide what you use in the recipe and can do without additives that have no place in food. The homemade coconut chocolate bars also don’t taste overly sweet, unlike those from the supermarket. You can even adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste. And last but not least, the homemade bounty simply tastes much better than the store-bought one.
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