Low Fructose vegan caramel slice
VEGAN | GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | CANE SUGAR FREE | LOW FRUCTOSE
Yep, that’s right – a low fructose caramel slice that contains no gluten, dairy, cane sugar or dates.
BASE
1/3 cup almond meal
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Sprinkle of vanilla powder
Sprinkle of salt
The base doesn’t need any sweeteners as the ‘caramel’ & chocolate layers contain no-fructose rice malt syrup. The coconut oil binds the almond meal
CARAMEL LAYER
1/3 cup almond butter
1/4 cup coconut yoghurt (I used coyo)
1 tablespoon rice malt syrup (I always use Pureharvest)
1 tablespoon coconut oil
CHOCOLATE
1/3 cup cacao
1/3 cup coconut oil OR cacao butter OR a combination – personally I prefer cacao butter to coconut oil in home made chocolate; it also works better as it has a higher melting point so won’t melt on those hot summer days.
1 tablespoon rice malt syrup
1 tablespoon tahini (not essential if you don’t have it, just gives it a ‘creamy’ texture)
METHOD
For the base, simply mix the almond meal, melted coconut oil, vanilla powder & salt in a mixing bowl.
Press the mixture into a vessel of your choice lined with baking paper – I recommend a square or rectangular glass dish in order to cut it easily. The one I used was approx 14cm x 14cm. Then pop this into the freezer
For the middle layer, pop the almond butter & coconut oil into a small pan & put on the lowest heat. Warm it up until it mixes easily. Turn off the heat & stir through the coconut yoghurt & rice malt syrup. Using a spatula, spread this over the almond meal layer & pop back in the freezer
Wait one hour or longer for the caramel layer to set in the freezer, then make the chocolate layer: in the same pan (don’t worry if there are some dregs of the caramel) – on a low heat, mix cacao, coconut oil/cacao butter, tahini & rice malt syrup until well combined. Pour the mixture onto the caramel layer & you guessed it, pop it back in the freezer for about one hour.
