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    Home » Recipes » Vegan No-Bake Recipes

    Published: Mar 22, 2023 · Modified: Oct 29, 2024 by DJ · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Copycat Vegan Chocolate Bounty Bars (No-Bake & Gluten Free)

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    In my opinion, chocolate and coconut is one of the greatest food combinations off all-time. My vegan bounty bars are filled generously with a sweet coconut filling and make a perfect alternative to their commercial counterpart.

    My recipe is a healthier version, using more nutritious ingredients than the actual thing, but they still have the classic, thick shell of chocolate around them, which compliments the desiccated coconut like a match made in heaven.

    Four vegan bounty bars stacked up on a white platter. The one on top is sliced in half, revealing the coconut filling inside. this recipe

    If you used to love Bounty bars before going vegan or dairy-free, you're going to love these tasty treats. They're so similar that you'll hardly tell the difference between the two!

    Want to try some more of my delicious copycat recipes? My vegan fudge stripe shortbread cookies and vegan krispy kreme style glazed donuts are great places to start.

    Jump to:
    • Why You Will Love These Bars
    • Ingredient Notes
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • How To Make Vegan Bounty Bars
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Vegan No-Bake Recipes
    • Chocolate Vegan Bounty Bars (No-Bake & Gluten Free)

    Why You Will Love These Bars

    • No Baking Needed - You can leave the oven off for this recipe. Once you have moulded the coconut bars and dipped them into the melted chocolate, you just need to place them into the fridge. If chilled no-bake desserts are your go-to recipes, you also need to try my vegan blueberry cream pie and vegan strawberry shortcake white chocolate cheesecake.
    • Copycat - The thing I love about these bounty bars is their similarity to the real thing. Although there are some slight, subtle differences, the texture is almost identical. This recipe uses the right amount of chocolate per bar, as well as getting the size of the coconut right too.
    • Simple & Quick - The preparation time for these bars is minimal. Most of the time is waiting for them to freeze and chill. In just over an hour, you can enjoy your homemade chocolate bars, which isn't bad at all.
    • Allergy Friendly & Plant Based - This vegan bounty bars recipe is completely vegan, dairy free and gluten free.

    Ingredient Notes

    The five ingredients that you will need to make my vegan bounty bars laid out over a white, marble background.
    • Desiccated coconut - This is the main filling ingredient for his recipe. Make sure that you buy desiccated coconut, instead of shredded coconut as these are two completely different items that are often confused.
    • Maple syrup - Using this instead of standard white sugar makes these bars much healthier. Maple syrup works as a great sweetener and tastes good too. I also used it in my vegan chocolate peanut butter almond bars and my vegan Ferrero Rocher truffles. You can't tell much difference.
    • Full fat coconut milk - Avoid using low fat coconut milk for the bars, if you're looking to have a copycat outcome that is similar to the real bounty bars. Full fat is always the way to go.
    • Coconut oil - Make sure that this is at room temperature when using it so that it can easily be combined with the other filling ingredients.
    • Vegan chocolate - This is for the coating. A standard vegan baking-specific dark chocolate will work just fine for melting.

    See recipe card for full information on individual ingredients and quantities.

    Substitutions & Variations

    • To make these copycat bounty bars even more health-conscious, you can swap out the vegan chocolate and use a refined sugar free vegan chocolate bar instead. This way, the whole recipe will be refined sugar free, despite it being a fairly healthier choice already.
    • With a small change, these bounty bars can be made into copycat almond joy bars instead. To do this, you simply need to press roasted almonds into the bars straight after dipping them in chocolate. Can then cover them with more chocolate and allow them to set inside the fridge. This is another great option if you want to add that little bit extra. Almonds and chocolate work really well together. If you've ever tried my vegan almond raspberry Nutella bars recipe, you'll already know!

    How To Make Vegan Bounty Bars

    For the full method, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    All the ingredients apart from the chocolate inside a large mixing bowl.

    1: Add all of the filling ingredients to a bowl.

    The ingredients have been combined.

    2: Combine the ingredients.

    The coconut mixture has been squeezed together to create oblong shaped bars.

    3: Form bars of coconut with the filling ingredients.

    The coconut bars have been frozen solid.

    4: Freeze the coconut bars.

    The chocolate being melted in a heatproof bowl.

    5: Melt the chocolate.

    The frozen coconut bars have been dipped into the chocolate.

    6: Dip the coconut bars into the chocolate and refrigerate.

    Expert Tips

    Use silicone moulds - Instead of forming the coconut bars with your hand you can alternately use silicone moulds instead which makes the process a little bit easier. Press the coconut mixture into the moulds well, then freeze until solid.

    Dipping the coconut - I usually prefer use two forks for dipping the coconut bars into the chocolate, but many people like to use two chopsticks to gain more control. A small pair of wooden tongues can also work well too.

    A chocolate bar which has been sliced open, sitting on top of an unsliced shiny one.

    Recipe FAQs

    What kind of vegan chocolate should I use?

    Dairy-free dark baking chocolate is usually the best option for these bounty bars as it melts so smoothly and easily.

    Are Bounty bars vegan?

    Commercial, store-bought chocolate Bounty bars are not vegan. However, my recipe replaces the dairy very well with the coconut cream and coconut oil, recreating the old favorite accurately.

    Are Bounty bars gluten free?

    Yes, both the commercial bounty bars and my own recipe are fully gluten free.

    How can I make almond joy bars?

    To make almond joy bars instead, simply press roasted almonds into the chocolate just after dipping then drizzle some extra chocolate over them so that they're covered. Place in the fridge to set.

    How can I make these bars refined sugar free?

    To make your bounty bars refined sugar free, you need to replace the chocolate (which will most likely, have sugar in it) with a refined sugar free and vegan chocolate bar. Ideally, use a chocolate bar that melts well.

    How can I store homemade Bounty bars?

    Store these vegan chocolate bars inside an airtight container or ziplock bags. Place in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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    If you tried this Vegan Chocolate Bounty Bars Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you!

    Four vegan bounty bars on a white plate. One is sliced open revealing the coconut filling.

    Chocolate Vegan Bounty Bars (No-Bake & Gluten Free)

    My vegan bounty bars are easy, no-bake and filled with coconut goodness. They make a great dairy-free, copycat alternative to the original!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Chocolate Bounty Bars
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 bars
    Calories: 478kcal
    Author: DJ

    Ingredients

    For the bounty bars:

    • 175 g desiccated coconut
    • 40 ml maple syrup
    • 30 g full fat coconut milk the thick part at the top of the can
    • 60 g coconut oil room temperature

    For the coating:

    • 200 g vegan chocolate melted
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Line a small baking tray with parchment paper.

    Make the coconut bars:

    • Add all your ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Make sure that you use the thick part of the coconut milk at the top of the can and not the actual milk. Combine well then use your hands to mould the mixture into 6 equal bars by squeezing it together.  
    • Place each of the coconut bars onto the lined tray and freeze for 35 minutes.
    • Melt your chocolate inside a heatproof bowl using the double-boiling method (bain-marie). Let it cool down so that the bars don’t break when being dipped in.
    • Carefully, dip the bars into the cooled melted chocolate one at a time. I like to use two forks, but you can also use chopsticks. Place each bar back onto the lined baking tray again and this time, refrigerate them for a further 30-35 minutes so that the chocolate can set.

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    Notes

    • Instead of forming the coconut bars with your hand you can alternately use silicone moulds instead which makes the process a little bit easier. Press the coconut mixture into the moulds well, then freeze until solid.
    • I usually prefer use two forks for dipping the coconut bars into the chocolate, but many people like to use two chopsticks to gain more control. A small pair of wooden tongues can also work well too.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Comments

    1. Cristal Benalla says

      June 30, 2024 at 7:53 am

      5 stars
      Wow all natural ingredients truly vegan

      Reply
      • DJ says

        July 04, 2024 at 11:00 am

        Hi Cristal! So glad that you loved the Vegan Bounty Bars 🙂

        Reply
    2. Daryl Keane says

      March 26, 2023 at 3:52 pm

      5 stars
      I haven’t had a Bounty in years and these took me back to the real thing.

      I’ll be making these again

      Reply
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