Vegan Shortbread Millionaire Bars

Virtually like a complicated model of a Twix sweet bar, these mouthwateringly good sweets from the Baked With Love cookbook will fulfill even essentially the most severe chocolate craving. 

What you want:

For the caramel sauce:
1 (13.5-ounce) can unsweetened coconut cream
2 cups coconut sugar
2 tablespoons vegan butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the bars:
¾ cup coconut oil, softened
1½ cups cassava flour
¼ cup maple syrup
4 to six tablespoons water, chilled
1 cup vegan darkish chocolate chips
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
1 batch caramel sauce
½ teaspoon flaky salt, for garnish

What you do:

  1. For the caramel sauce, in a big pot over excessive warmth, convey coconut cream to a boil. Scale back warmth to medium and add coconut sugar, vegan butter, and vanilla extract. Stir till coconut sugar has dissolved. Scale back warmth to low and proceed to stir for 10 minutes, till combination begins to thicken.
  2. Take away pot from warmth and permit sauce to chill for five minutes earlier than pouring into an hermetic container. Let cool utterly earlier than inserting in fridge to relax for two hours. 
  3. For the bars, line an 8-inch sq. baking pan with parchment paper. 
  4. In a big bowl, add flour and use a fork to mix coconut oil with flour till a crumbly texture is achieved. Add maple syrup and water, beginning with 4 tablespoons of water and including extra if wanted, and proceed to combine till a thick dough is fashioned.
  5. Evenly press dough into ready baking pan and place pan in fridge to relax for 20 minutes.
  6. Whereas crust is chilling, preheat oven to 350 levels. Bake crust for quarter-hour till frivolously golden in colour. Put aside. 
  7. Utilizing a double boiler, soften chocolate. Add coconut oil to melted chocolate and blend till included. Put aside.
  8. Pour caramel sauce over baked crust, smoothing out to edges. High with melted chocolate combination and unfold chocolate to utterly cowl caramel. Sprinkle with flaky salt. 
  9. Place bars in freezer to set for two hours. When able to serve, take away from freezer and permit to thaw for quarter-hour earlier than slicing. Slice into 8 bars and serve. 
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