Chocolate Popcorn Bars (Vegan & Gluten Free)
These bars are ridiculously good. They're similar to my chocolate cornflake cakes - but with a twist! Popcorn is one of my favourite foods (although I do say that about rather a lot of foods) ~ so the combination of sweet popcorn with the creamy base and chocolatey topping is to DIE for. They're vegan, gluten free and don't require any cooking! Yay!
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp Smooth Cashew Butter
- 4 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Pinch Salt
- Popcorn
- 170 grams Vegan Dark Chocolate
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil for melting chocolate
Instructions
- Start by melting the coconut oil in a saucepan over a medium heat
- Whisk in the cashew butter, vanilla, maple syrup and sea salt
- When a smooth mixture has formed, pour this into a lined 9x9" brownie tin
- Sprinkle a generous amount of popcorn on top and gently press down with your hands
- Place in the freezer to set
- In the meantime prepare a Bain Marie (glass bowl over a pan of hot water) and melt your chocolate and 1 tbsp coconut oil over a medium heat - stirring often
- After the tray has been in the freezer for at least 20 minutes (so the base is firm) take out and pour the chocolate on top
- At this point you can sprinkle some more popcorn on top of the chocolate!
- Place back in the freezer for half an hour to set
Notes
For best results store in the freezer and thaw in the fridge for a few minutes before serving