Rich & gooey homemade vegan chocolate caramels. So decadent, delicious, just 6 ingredients, and surprisingly easy to make. Perfect as a treat or gift for someone special!
Okay, there are a few essential things I look for in my vegan chocolate caramels and they are thick chocolate and appropriate gooeyness.
Now just imagine thick, thick chocolate filled with vegan caramel. Not really sickly-sweet caramel but just-right, slightly nutty, soft, gooey, silky caramel that you made yourself, cause you’re clever like that.
Now imagine that you're biting into said vegan chocolate caramels and the chocolate is cracking and the caramel is oozing out.
These vegan chocolate caramels just have it all. They are my Valentine ... Sorry hubs ...
In this post - Everything you need to make Vegan Chocolate Caramels:
Ingredients
You need just 6 ingredients to make Vegan Chocolate Caramels:
How To Make Vegan Chocolate Caramels
Before you make your chocolate covered caramels you need to get yourself a mold. Mine looks like this:
You can pick them up from craft shops, some big grocery stores or on Amazon.
Then here's how it's done:
- Make the caramel. It's as simple as adding all of the ingredients to a pan and melting them together. You don't need thermometers or any fancy pants knowledge like with regular caramel. It's so simple! Once it's done let it cool.
- Melt the chocolate and spread it around the inside of the mold with a teaspoon.
- Add a dollop of caramel to each one.
- Put a small amount of chocolate over the top of the caramel and spread out so it's flat.
- Pop in the freezer until set.
Done! Who could resist that ooey-gooey caramel?
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Recipe
Vegan Chocolate Caramels
Author:Ingredients
- ½ cup (100 grams) dark brown or coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons tahini or nut butter
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil , or vegan butter
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (300 grams) dairy-free chocolate chips , or the same quantity from bars
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INSTRUCTIONS
- Add the sugar and water to a small pan. Place over a medium heat and cook until the sugar has completely dissolved and is just starting to bubble. Swirl the pan a bit if needed. It will take 2- 3 minutes max. Do not leave it unattended as it will burn very easily if left too long.
- Remove from the heat and add the coconut oil, tahini, salt and vanilla. Stir very well until it is all combined. It is normal to see a few light flecks through it. If you have trouble getting it to come together put it over a very low heat again for 30 seconds or so.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool. It will be very runny at first but will thicken up nicely as it cools.
- When the caramel is cool melt the chocolate either in a mixing bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, or very gently in a microwave.
- Spoon some melted chocolate into the bottom of each mold and use a teaspoon to spread it around the bottom and up the sides. You need a depth of about 3 mms on the bottom so they are strong enough to remove when set. No need to be too exact. Just eyeball it.
- Leave the chocolate for a couple of minutes, then spoon some caramel into each mold. You need to leave room for about 2-3mm of chocolate to be poured on the top.
- Now cover the caramel with some more chocolate and use a pallet knife or the back of a regular knife to run along the top and level everything off nicely.
- Pop the mold into the freezer. Make sure it is kept flat. I put mine on a baking tray. Within 30 minutes they will be hard enough to turn out of the mold.
- If you only have one mold you will need to repeat the process. Your chocolate should still be melted enough to continue but if it isn't just warm it slightly again.
Tahira says
Hi can I use this caramel recipe for millionaire shortbread?
Melanie McDonald says
It would probably be a little too loose for holding its shape and slicing, but you could increase the coconut oil a bit so it sets up better. Maybe double it? It's hard to say without trying it though.
Millie says
Could I replace the nut butter with vegan caramel? I'm excited ~ I'm about to make these today!
A Virtual Vegan says
I wouldn't replace the nut butter with vegan caramel as you'll just end up with runny extra sweet vegan caramel. If you've got vegan caramel just use that to fill the chocolate. This caramel recipe is super delicious though so I recommend sticking to the recipe!
Sarah says
My boyfriend is very excited about this recipe as he often tells me his favourite childhood sweet was chocolate caramels, the pic looks like their not chewy and he says he wants them chewy, can you recommend a method to make them chewy.
Much appreciated
Sarah
A Virtual Vegan says
The recipe will only yield a soft caramel filling. To make a chewy caramel you'd need to use a different caramel recipe. One with lots of sugar and where you boil it up to about 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C). You would need a candy thermometer. I don't have any recipes like that.
Naz says
What could I use instead of tahini?
A Virtual Vegan says
Any nut butter would work instead of the tahini.
Nic says
Truly mouthwatering!
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you!
Sina says
These are so amazing. I made them as a gift and then ate them all!!! Oooops.
Natasha says
Just made them again for the third time. We love them!
Natasha says
I just tasted one of the chocolates from the freezer and it's incredible! I made three different fillings, but now I wish I stuck to caramel. It tastes so rich and buttery when paired with chocolate. I'm happy I waited until just before Valentine's to make them because I already dread having to ignore them the whole night :D
Sophia says
My kid made them and love them.
Linda says
I love this recipe!
Kathy says
Incredibly good!
Dee Fedor says
Any sub for the Tahini? Not something I would use for anything else. What does it do to the recipe?
A Virtual Vegan says
You can use any other nut or seed butter instead.