Vegan Almond Joys
It’s Friday…
(Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday)
Just like the crispy corner edges of brownies tend to be overlooked
for the moist, inside squares;
so are Almond Joy candy bars
for the more chewy, caramelly and texture-induced
candies.
Thank goodness that I love the corner pieces and Almond Joys!
Why?
That means more for me.
The fact that Almond Joys get a bad rap bums me out.
Why the hate towards the loveliest of candies, friends?
Coconut.
Chocolate.
Almonds.
It’s the trifecta of bliss, really.
My mouth is literally watering as I look at this picture.
(Mind you, I have a whole batch in the other room but I’m too lazy to get up.
I prefer to adore them from afar for now).
So throw your coconut-loving friends a bone here
and make them some of these this Halloween!
They will love you for it.
Money back guaranteed.
Almond Joy Recipe
Makes approx. 15ish bars
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 c. shredded coconut + a dash on non dairy milk (optional)
- 15 almonds
- vegan chocolate (to be melted)
- candy mold
DIRECTIONS:
- Blend your coconut for a good 5 minutes until almost smooth. Add a dash of non-dairy milk to help it along if needed.
- Roll blended coconut into small balls, place on wax paper and freeze for 15 minutes. *8(see note if you are not using a mold)
3. Flatten balls out once out of the freezer.
4. Coat mold with a thin layer of chocolate. Place almond in it’s spot; then place flatten coconut on top. Cover the remainder with chocolate. Freeze 10 minutes and then remove from mold.
**Note: IF YOU ARE NOT USING A MOLD: instead of rolling coconut into balls, form into approx 2 in rectangles with your hands. Place an almond on top–press down gently to secure and freeze 20 minutes. Carefully dip into bowl of melted chocolate, coating each side with a spoon. Place on parchment paper and freeze until set (10 min).
To me, these are like the Klondike Bar.
I would do anything for them,
(((kinda like how Meatloaf would do anything for love)))
Would I…
Act like a monkey?
Actually watch the movie, “Bucky Larson”?
Wax my facial hair?
Tap dance on the corner of the street dressed as a bumble bee?
You betcha.
Fork and Beans 
I love this recipe! Love almond joys : )
what kind of blender do you have? or did you use a food processor? and how soft should the mixture be when it’s ready to be shaped? was it still crumbly/flaky at all? how much “milk” would you consider a “dash”?
man, sorry for so many questions for such an easy-looking recipe! 😛
i tried blending these with a regular blender and had to continually scrape the sides – like every two or three seconds. i added a dash of soymilk then a little more and then a little more. scrape-blend-scrape-blend-repeat. 😦 i gave up after a bit and just formed them the best i could. i only ended up with six tiny “patties”, though.
i’m sure they’ll still be good… but HEEEELP! 😉
Hi Nikki! Sorry for the vague instructions 😦 I don’t have a fancy blender, in fact I just used my Cuisinart “bullet” style blender. But yes, what you experienced was supposed to happen. It takes a long time to blend until it becomes smooth. Like, 5 minutes-ish in addition to the scrape-blend-scrape-add a little milk (like 1 tsp at a time)-blend, etc process you familiarized yourself with 🙂 I wouldn’t sweat it really because as long as you form a patty, you are a-ok. You don’t want it too crumbly/flaky so add a little more milk to make smooth if needed. It’s just the name of the game with coconut. Right when it feels like nothing will ever happen, it happens. ha. Does this help at all??? Let me know! I know how frustrating this kind of stuff can be…. xo, Cara
thanks, cara. 🙂 i would generally be fine with the scrape-blend-scrape process, but since the coconut is so fine… and there’s such a small amount… and since my regular blender is the typical “cone” shape… it was a long reach trying to stick a spatula down inside and frustrating trying to scrape it out from around and underneath the blades! aaack! lol.
they still came out good (even if only half the amount i was hoping for), but i really think i need a different kind of blender! or maybe i should have just kept adding more and more milk. i *might* have been a little paranoid about it turning into coconut *mush* instead of joy. 😉
Eeek! That sounds like too much work for such little payoff. I’m glad they were still edible but it sounds like you have a new item to put on your Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa list! 🙂 hehe xo
I mean, seriously? YOUR BLOG IS AMAZING!
Wow, Mira–thank you so much for thinking so! That is super kind of you–and it put a smile on my face 🙂 <–like this!
Wow, Mira–thank you so much for thinking so! That is super kind of you–and it put a smile on my face 🙂 <–like this!
Holy shmoly. I was just thinking about chocolate+almonds after reading your latest post. And sure enough I venture over here and see these. Incredible!
Uh-oh, you are already daydreaming. That is a dangerous sign… Must. Start. Up. Company. Now.
You are evil aren’t you? Pure evil. Coconut & chocolate… *faints from weakness looking at picture* And a recipe! Did you have to, oh thank you, but my hips – they don’t lie – they won’t be able to move soon! Gah! Yum! Love! Thank you! Diessss!!!!!!!!
I am merely doing the Lord’s work Savannah. Some call me a blessing; others, evil 🙂 Your hips might not lie but they WILL thank me later. hehe. You are welcome. xoxo
I’m pulling for you! I had to put mine away into the freezer so I wouldn’t see them on the counter and think that I am supposed to eat them immediately. Have fun this weekend!!! YAY.
your almond joys are on my halloween list.. this weekend is going to be very busy.. and hopefully i will not eat all of them! Thanks for the recipe!!
These are really good!!!
And this girl speaks from experience folks! (*not a paid sponsor*) ha. Thanks for the backup Robin. xo
Oh how I miss Almond Joys! These look wonderful and I can’t wait to make them 🙂
Miss them no more, Nicole! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
My favorite. I make some version of these every year. This year I’m doing yours because all that powdered sugar is G-R-O-S-S. Besides, I have to say this. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. Mounds bars rule!
Them fighting words, Laurel. We have a lot of opinionated Nut lovers over here that might have to arm wrestle you for that last claim 🙂
Yes and their name is Al. He’s 6’5″ and weighs 350 lbs. because he’s bigger boned than anyone you’ve ever seen. So yeah, I make both. Although they melt in your mouth much better without the Nut!
What are you doing to me with all this candy? Must. have. chocolate. And this dang office doesn’t even have a vending machine. I feel a crisis coming on….
haha! I’m trying to make you all suffer alongside of me. If I’m eating all of this candy, so are all of you 🙂 Come on over! I have plenty of leftovers!!! xo
Almond Joy’s were one of my absolute favorite candy bars growing up, and I didn’t even like chocolate until I was older. These look fantastic!
Mine too! Then again, the more I think about it, the more I realize that ALL candy bars were really my favorite 🙂 hehe. Thank you Luciana!
Who? Who gave almond joys a bad rap? Another confectionary beauty from you!
People! That’s who. You want names…? Let’s get ’em!
youuuuu are my herooooo! these are amazing. as are you. kudos m’dear!
No! I refuse to accept that as YOU are MY hero!!!! But thank you 🙂
yeah, almond joys are totally rad – I completely agree with you. I always feel like a nut!
That’s why I like you, Amey!
i’ve run out of words to describe the wonderment you leave me in with every new candy. someday, i’m going to make all of these. and then i’m going to topple over in a blissed out, fatty coma.
You just described my week: a blissed out, fatty coma 🙂 haha. I could not have said it any better!
Ok, another favorite candy bar of mine – a childhood favorite! I’ve made these before but never thought to blend the coconut! You’re just too smart for me. And you’re making me realize I really need to invest in a candy mold.. ughhhhh
PS – I will start vegan/gluten free baking once MoFo is over, loooooove!
I never thought I’d say this, but I cannot wait until MoFo is over (just so I can benefit from your gluten free/vegan baking recipes!) Woohooo!!!! YAY!!! Yiippppppeeeeee!! (Can’t you tell I’m super excited?!!) And yes you should buy candy molds. I’m telling you, they will make your life easier!
I found your blog through MoFo (holla!) and have subsequently been trying to avoid it since my theme has been “cleanse”. I had to come to your site today to tell you that I nominated you for a Leibster award on my blog and you had to go and tempt me with Almond Joys- the horror!
P.S. AJs always got a bad wrap in my house b/c they weren’t dark chocolate.
Haha–Holla to you Abby 🙂 How about this–you keep up with the cleanse and once MoFo ends, come back here to eat candy. I will keep up with all the insanity I’m calling Halloween candy and once MoFo ends, I’m coming to your site to cleanse 🙂 I was seriously thinking about that this week how I am going to need a big sugar detox! ha. Thank you for the award–WOW! I’m coming over to get it…
I love “meeting” fab MoFo-ers!
This is my very first MoFo Abby–and I couldn’t agree with you more!
Dude. I’d wax my facial hair into a handlebar moustache for these things. I LOVE Almond Joys!! I like Mounds, but I almost always feel like a nut. Other times I feel like a morning star…
Okay, seriously, don’t say stuff like that when my mouth is full of coffee. I nearly spit it out over my computer… HAHAHA
Somebody really aught to make a screen guard for moustache joke spit…
Oh man, I *always* feel like a nut. I could never understand why people would go for Mounds when there were Almond Joys available…
I’m going to a party tomorrow where I was asked if I’d like to bring a pie, but what I really want to bring are some of these chocolates!
Chances are, everyone will be disappointed because it’s not a pie so just think of how MANY will be left for you!!! And I’m with about choosing Mounds over Almond Joy–I will eat anything if it has almonds in it. Almonds make everything taste better 🙂
You make an excellent argument for taking chocolates to the party!
I should have been a lawyer, really. Or a saleswoman…
Yum – these are my favorite. You’ll bring them to Halloween dinner at my house, right?
I’m just loading the entire truck up with every candy I’ve made, how about that? 🙂 You have the oatmeal ready?
You can hang out for the whole week and I’ll make you a different oatmeal each day!
ALMOND JOYS! I can still remember the way they taste. I miss them so much. Thank you for this recipe! The coconut, the almonds, the dark chocolate…….Mmmm!
I think you are on the verge of singing a Meatloaf song with me, aren’t you Amanda? 🙂
Those look amazing!
Wait until you eat them JoJo…and thank you 🙂