Raspberry Bounty Bars
Raspberry Bounty Bars made with freeze-dried raspberries, desiccated coconut, then sweetened up with condensed milk and coated in dark chocolate, a wonderful sweet treat that is incredibly delicious, and perfect for special occasions. Why not impress your loved ones this Valentine's Day with this no-bake dessert? It's quick and easy to make, and it lasts really well in the fridge for days.
Servings: 10 bars
Calories: 416kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g desiccated coconut
- 200 ml sweetened condensed milk
- 50 g butter, soft
- ½ cup freeze-dried raspberries ( 125 g - reserve 2 tablespoons for topping the bars)
- 300 g dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the freeze-dried raspberries to a blender and blitz to a powder.
- Add the condensed milk and butter and blitz again to a get a paste.
- In goes the desiccated coconut, blitz to get a uniform mixture.
- With wet hands, shape out 10 bars, and arrange them on a tray lined with non-stick paper.
- Refrigerate the bars until the chocolate is melted.
- Transfer the chocolate chips to a bowl, then the bowl in a colander that sits on top of pot with simmering water, making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the hot water.
- Allow the chocolate to melt completely over a low to medium heat.
- Dip each bar into the melted chocolate, then place them onto the non-stick paper.
- Top each bar with the reserved raspberries.
- Chill the bars until the chocolate is completely set.
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Notes
- It helps massively if you have a bowl with cold water next to you when you shape the bars so you can wet the hands often to prevent the hands from getting sticky. Sticky hands don't make the smoothest bars, plus they tend to crumble easily.
- Refrigerating the bars before dipping them in melted chocolate helps the chocolate stick better and them, but you do have to work fast so that the chocolate doesn't set too quickly.
- If it does, just melt the chocolate again, and continue to coat the rest of bars. They can then be refrigerated again until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 199IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 1mg