Description
These Vegan Crunchie Bars are a delightful treat featuring a crispy homemade honeycomb interior coated in smooth vegan-friendly chocolate. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth while keeping the recipe plant-based and easy to make, these bars combine the joys of homemade candy-making with simple ingredients and straightforward techniques.
Ingredients
Scale
Honeycomb Mixture
- 170 g Caster sugar
- 100 g Golden syrup
- 50 ml Water
- 1.5 teaspoons Bicarbonate of soda
Chocolate Coating
- 160 g Vegan-friendly chocolate
Additional
- Sunflower or coconut oil (for greasing molds or baking dish)
Instructions
- Prepare equipment and ingredients: Gather and measure all ingredients beforehand and prepare your silicone molds or line a baking dish with greaseproof paper greased with a little sunflower or coconut oil to prevent sticking.
- Combine syrup ingredients: In a medium pot, combine the water, caster sugar, and golden syrup. Place over medium heat and stir with a wooden spoon until all sugar dissolves completely.
- Cook syrup to hard crack stage: Stop stirring to prevent crystallization. Increase heat to medium-high and insert a candy thermometer. Allow the syrup to cook until it reaches 149°C (hard crack stage), which takes approximately 15 minutes. Monitor closely to avoid burning.
- Add bicarbonate of soda and whisk: Remove the pot from heat promptly once temperature is reached. Immediately add bicarbonate of soda and whisk gently but quickly in one direction only to incorporate. The mixture will froth up, forming honeycomb bubbles. Avoid deflating the mixture by alternating whisking directions.
- Pour into molds and set: Quickly transfer the hot honeycomb mixture into prepared molds or baking dish. Avoid touching or disturbing the mixture. Let set completely at room temperature for 1-2 hours until firm.
- Remove and cut honeycomb: Once fully set and cooled, pop honeycomb from molds or cut into bars if using a baking dish.
- Melt chocolate and coat bars: Using a double boiler, gently melt vegan-friendly chocolate until smooth. Dip honeycomb bars into chocolate and place on a cooling rack to set.
- Store: After the chocolate hardens, store the vegan crunchie bars at room temperature in an airtight container. Avoid refrigeration to maintain texture.
Notes
- Work quickly once bicarbonate of soda is added as the honeycomb sets rapidly.
- Use a candy thermometer to accurately gauge syrup temperature for best results.
- Whisk in one direction only to preserve honeycomb airiness.
- Do not refrigerate finished bars to prevent moisture affecting crunchiness.
- Choose vegan-friendly chocolate to keep recipe fully vegan.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: British
