Homemade mounds or almond joy (gfcf)

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Robin's Homemade Mounds Bars

sweetened condensed milk substitute as follows:

combine 3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup warm water

1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons Dari-Free powder

Stir well and heat over medium low heat until boiling. Cook 15 - 20

minutes until thick. I used a hand blender to make extra smooth.

5 ounces sweetened condensed milk substitute

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

14 ounces premium shredded or flaked coconut

24 ounces gf/cf chocolate (bar or chips)

Blend the condensed milk substitute and vanilla. Slowly add the powdered

sugar to milk and vanilla, stirring well until smooth. This will be very

thick. Using a Kitchen aid mixer may help if you have one. Stir in

coconut, I used Mounds brand, although I'm not positive about the gfcf

status of this brand. Now the mixture will be firm. Press into a 9 x 13

oiled pan and refridgerate until hard. Melt chocolate in a double boiler

or in the microwave. Do not overheat, do this slowly. If it thickens

adding 1/4 teaspoon coconut butter will help. After the coconut filling

has cooled and hardened, cut into desired rectangles and dip in chocolate

using a fork. Tap off extra chocolate before placing onto waxed paper to

dry. Dipped chocolate dries best at room temperature overnight. If put

into the refridgerator to harden then it will melt very quickly in your

hand when you try to eat it. For Almond Joy's then press an almond on top

of the cococut mixture before refridgerating. If anyone knows where to

find a little oval cookie cutter for these that would be really cool!

These taste very very close to the real thing. My daughter (5) loved

these, but would prefer I leave out the coconut next time. Oh well, all

the more for me and Dad.

Robin

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