Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't. But I don't know anyone who'd feel like a PGPR or a sodium metabisulfite! Both ingredients are found in a store-bought Almond delight. Whatever they are,they sound unnatural and unappetizing. Skip the ingredients you've never heard of and gain these Almond Joys and Mounds at home. All you need are five common ingredients and a food processor and boom - you're instantly a (healthy) candy-making genius. At just 86 calories per Almond delight and 79 per Mounds bar, it's approximately the same number of calories as the candy, and but since they're made with wholesome ingredients,you can feel good devouring this healthy version of this popular Halloween treat. Related Stories:
Lower-Cal Reese's Redo! Vegan Almond Butter Cups From Jenny Sugar, POPSUGAR Healthy Almond JoyIngredients1 1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
6 dates
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
15 roasted salted almonds (or leave out; nutritional info for both is below)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (dairy-free)
DirectionsLine a small cutting board with wax or parchment paper.
Combine dates and coconut in a food processor until slightly sticky, or approximately three minutes.
Scoop out a tablespoon of the mixture,pushing firmly to form a dome shape. Then pop the dough into the palm of your hand and form the edges into a rounded rectangle and spot it on the wax paper. gain 15 total.
whether you prefer Mounds, leave as is. whether you prefer Almond delight, and press one almond in the center of each coconut mound.
Freeze for 20 minutes.
While the bars are firming up,melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler (in a small glass bowl over a small pot of boiling water).
remove the coconut-almond bars out of the freezer and use a spoon to spread melted chocolate on the tops and sides (no need to cover the bottom). spot it back on the wax paper, using the back of the spoon to smooth out the edges. finish all 15.
Pop them back in the freezer for another 20 to firm up.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Below is the nutritional info for one Mounds:
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Below is the nutritional info for one Almond delight:
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Information Category Desserts, or Chocolate Yield 15 pieces Cook Time 1 hour Nutrition Calories per serving 86 (Almond delight); 79 (Mounds)
Source: popsugar.com