Homemade Vegan Mounds Bars are easy to make and delicious! These coconut chocolate bars feature a sweet coconut filling coated in rich vegan chocolate.
Mounds bars are a delicious combination of coconut and chocolate but they aren’t vegan-friendly. While the candy bar is good, I liked the idea of making it a more versatile dessert bar. By making it on a graham cracker crust and using dairy-free options you can make vegan mounds bars.
For Easter this past year, we were invited to dinner at our friend’s house. It was a wonderful evening full of delicious food and lots of laughter. To end the evening, we shared some vegan mounds bars. I’m slightly allergic to dairy, but my friend is extremely allergic to dairy so she can’t even have one bite.
I had a recipe for making homemade mounds dessert bars, but it wasn’t dairy-free as originally written. We took that recipe and made some adjustments to it using both dairy-free simple ingredients but also real food ingredients. Everyone loved these and they didn’t last long at all. I could have eaten the whole pan that night (thankfully I shared so didn’t have all the calories myself!).
These are similar to making homemade bounty bars, but those have a little more coconut without the graham cracker crust. You can turn these into a vegan version of multiple favorite candy bars.
Serving Suggestions & Tips
- Add in other natural sweeteners such as vanilla extract or maple syrup for a sweeter dessert bar.Â
- Shredded coconut will work just as well as coconut flakes.Â
- A food processor or high-speed blender works great for turning graham crackers into crumbs.Â
- For easier cleanup, line your baking pan with parchment paper instead of greasing with oil.Â
- You can use a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler to melt the chocolate in the microwave rather than putting the chips on top of the pan. If your chocolate doesn’t melt well, add a tablespoon of corn syrup, coconut cream, or coconut oil.Â
- For an almond variation, place a whole almond on top of the coconut filling before covering it in chocolate to make it like vegan Almond Joy bars.
- If you want the chocolate around the entire bar, after baking and before adding the chocolate, remove the homemade mounds bar recipe from the pan and cut. Then freeze for about 20-30 minutes before dipping in chocolate. Place on a baking sheet and freeze again until the chocolate hardens.Â
- For those who prefer dark chocolate, you can use vegan dark chocolate chips in place of the semi-sweet chocolate.Â
Vegan Mounds Bars Step by Step
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup melted vegan butter
- 1 can sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 10 oz vegan semisweet chocolate chips
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
Pat into the bottom of a greased 9×13 pan.
Bake for 15 minutes, until the crust is hardened.
In a medium bowl, combine the sweetened condensed coconut milk and flaked coconut.
Spread the coconut mixture over the warm crust.
Bake for another 15 minutes, until the coconut just starts to brown.
Spread the chocolate chips over the top.
Bake another 3 minutes to soften the chocolate chips, then use a rubber spatula to gently spread the melted chocolate over the coconut layer.
Let cool and cut into bars.
Vegan Mounds Bars Leftovers
Storage: Let the leftover vegan mounds bars come to room temperature then place them in an airtight container. We live in a very humid climate so we found these did better in the refrigerator.
Recipe
Originally Published On: July 25, 2022
Last Updated On: December 6, 2024
Vegan Mounds Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegan butter (melted)
- 11.6 oz sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 10 oz vegan semisweet chocolate chips
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter
- Pat into the bottom of a greased 9×13 pan
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the crust is hardened
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sweetened condensed coconut milk and flaked coconut then spread it over the warm crust
- Bake for another 15 minutes, until the coconut just starts to brown
- Spread the chocolate chips over the top
- Bake another 3 minutes to soften the chocolate chips, then use a rubber spatula to gently spread the melted chocolate over the coconut layer
- Let cool and cut into bars
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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We would refrigerate them too. Glad you found a vegan option for the mounds bars that came out so delicious. I’m sure it was a WELCOME addition to the visit. 🙂
This is my first time hearing about mound bars, and oh my I think they’re delicious. I like that this is healthy too, so no guilt 🙂
Holy. Moly. I will eat my weight in Mounds, so I am extremely excited to give this recipe a try. The flavors sound exactly like them!
These taste just like a Mounds. Coconut and chocolate are such a good combination.
There is no occasion and Christmas is long overdue and over but it’s never too late for chocolate vars, especially for Vegan Mounds Bars. My family loves chocolate recipes!
This looks yummy. I would like to try it as a snack. It was fun making them with my mom. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Nnniiiiccceeee…I should give them a try. Vegan bars should give me an alternative, the next time I want something like chocolate.
I should be honest when I first heard about vegan food, I didnt like the concept but eventually when I tired few things, it is not that bad. I would love to try out these bars. These look yummy and delicious.
These sound amazing, I do love coconut and know that I would get more for me to eat as C doesn’t like coconut 🙂
These look so so good, the perfect healthy snack. I can’t wait to make those delicious bars.
Those vegan mound bars are looking quite delicious and would definitely love to give that a try sometime.
My kids will love these and they are so easy they could actually make them themselves! Definitely adding these to the list.
Gonna share this with my husband. he’s trying different diets right now
I’m not the biggest coconut fan so I’m not too sure if this would be the one for me. But there are so many things I’d happily swap the coconut for haha x
I’m a sucker for mounds or anything with chocolate and coconut! Love this vegan variation…SO good!
That’s interesting. I’ve never tried sweetened condensed coconut milk. Didn’t know it was available. These sound like they’d be delicious.
These bars looks really so delicious. It’s good that it is vegan I can try it too for my friend who is also a vegan. I will love to try this recipe soon.
I’m back to pin these. I want to give them a try.
Oh yum these look so good! I’m going to try making these with my daughter over the summer holidays. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome and yummy-looking bars. It’s been a while since I made desserts at home and would love to try this. Thank you for sharing!
I can’t wait to try making this Vegan Mounds Bars. Looks absolutely delicious and I bet even my kids would enjoy this.
I love mounds bars, and it is nice to see a vegan alternative. These sound so tasty!
These look delicious! While I’m not vegan, I have friends and family that are. So, I’m always looking for delicious vegan recipes for our get-togethers. This is definitely one that I will be incorporating in the near future. It’s perfect for everything from a potluck dessert option to a quick snack when hanging out around the bonfire.
These look like such delicious dessert bars! I love that these are vegan as I am always looking for new things to make for my vegan friends!
These sound like a fun and tasty recipe. It’s great that you can adjust to make them vegan although I’d probably just do the normal version. I love that they have coconut. Yum!!!!
I will have to look into coconut condensed milk. Sounds like a delicious treat!