Homemade coconut bounty bars have a rich dark chocolate shell and sweet coconut filling. These easy vegan coconut bars taste just like a real Bounty bar!
Homemade chocolate coconut bars
I am constantly making new recipes, because blogging is my full-time job.
One of the best parts of the job is always having delicious food to eat.
But even with my love of dessert, there’s just no way to consume it all by myself. So I try to take full advantage if I’m going out by bringing at least one recipe—and usually two or three—to share.
On Saturday night, wanting to make something different from the usual party fare of brownies, cookies, chips, and dip, I brought these homemade coconut bounty bars to a house party.
The bars were ridiculously easy to make and carry with me, and the entire batch was demolished pretty quickly… because who doesn’t love chocolate and coconut?!
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These homemade bounty bars can be all of the following:
Vegan
Gluten Free
Soy Free
Refined Sugar Free
Raw
Paleo
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Bounty Bar or Mounds Bar
So what exactly is a bounty bar anyway?
Sold internationally, they are pretty similar to Mounds bars – sweet coconut patties engulfed in a rich dark chocolate coating.
Also, you can discover some fascinating facts on Wikipedia. For example, they sell cherry bounty bars in Australia and mango and pineapple bounty bars in Europe.
Cherry chocolate coconut bars sound completely amazing.
Honestly not sure about the mango though…
The recipe is based on one for healthy Mounds bars that I posted a few years ago and then completely forgot about until just recently when a display of real Mounds bars caught my eye in the checkout line at the grocery store.
I looked up the recipe again as soon as I got home and made a new batch, changing a few things as I went along and simplifying the process (no mini muffin tin this time!).
Rather than just updating an old post that no one would see, I thought it would be much more fun to take some new photos and make a step-by-step video of the process.
And then I had to make a second batch, because by the time we were done eating them, there weren’t enough left for the party!
(Above – Watch the video of how to make the bars)
No Bake Coconut Bounty Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 3 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 oz chocolate chips (see substitution below)
- 1 tsp oil, optional
Instructions
- Process the first five ingredients in a food processor or blender. (While you can technically stir by hand instead, the patties will be less firm.) Line a plate with wax or parchment paper. Form the blended mixture into patties with your hands, then freeze until firm. (If the mixture is too sticky to make patties, put it in a bowl and freeze for only a few minutes, until it’s firm enough to shape). Carefully melt the chocolate chips. I like to stir in the optional 1 tsp vegetable or coconut oil before melting because it makes a much smoother chocolate sauce that more easily coats the patties and enables you to use less sauce overall. Dip patties into the sauce (see the step-by-step video in this post), then re-freeze until firm. Leftovers are best kept cold, but they can definitely be left out for a few hours on a not-too-hot day. I’ve brought these to parties before and they’ve always been fine sitting out on the counter during the party. Note: be sure to use virgin coconut oil and regular unsweetened shredded coconut, not sweetened or low-fat.*For a raw version, omit the chocolate chips, and mix together the following as a coating instead: 1/4 cup each cacao powder, virgin coconut oil, and raw agave or honey. (You could also sub the sweetener for additional coconut oil and sweeten with stevia instead.)View Nutrition Facts
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I was desiring something sweet with coconut for a week already. Tried this recipe, excellent! So smooth texture.
We did the raw version and it was way to sweet for us! Next time I will be using way less honey or may even use maple syrup instead. Otherwise good
Regarding the No Bake Coconut Bounty Bars – I followed the recipe and only got 6 bars. They were not that big either. How did you get 12-14? Did u double the recipe?
I also only got 6 and I used an American cup measurer. I am now thinking, double the recipe next time and less maple syrup.
I just made these for the first time. Made a double batch and they are delicious!!!!! Thank you!! And they are very allergy friendly. (Next time, I might try reducing the maple syrup and adding more coconut oil… as I like my coconut unsweetened and I know I’ll be eating a lot of these;)
I love your recipes and think you are quite talented !
But, they print out funny and I wonder if I am the only one experiencing this problem !
I have a PC if that helps. Please try printing from someone else’s computer and see if there is a problem. The printout has huge amounts of space between the ingredients and the instructions. I have tried both portrait and landscape, etc.
Thank you and hope you can fix this. I don’t have trouble on other vegan websites that I subscribe to.
Nina in California
Thanks a lot for sharing yet another delicious recipe, Katie! These were almost better than the original Bounty that I used to love growing up. Next time, I’ll use dark chocolate or dark chocolate chunks for the coating, since the semi-sweet chocolate that I used wasn’t as bold as the one used in the dark Bounty (my favorite Bounty).
These.are.AMAZING!
What can I replace coconut oil with? I really want to make it but I don’t have coconut oil at home.
These are amazing!!! Taste just like almond joy’s! My whole family loved! And the best part was how simple the ingredient list was and how fast it came together. So glad I doubled the recipe so we have a batch in the freezer for the next week (if they last that long lol). Thank you for a great recipe!
I just made these today for the first time and absolutely LOVE them. I used the raw option for the chocolate coating, and it was delicious! I added a good pinch of salt to it and had to microwave it for a couple second to loosen it up, but it was very easy to work with. I want to have these in my freezer at ALL times. Thanks so much for a great recipe! 🙂