Thursday 31 March 2016

Vegan Honeycomb!

Hi guys!

I hope you've all had a lovely Easter and eaten faaar too much chocolate! I had my grandparents over for Easter Sunday and wanted to make something that they wouldn't know was vegan! I made these honeycomb chunks dipped in chocolate and they went down a treat.

They're super easy to make, however they are NOT sugar free in the slightest - but its easter who cares! Hope you enjoy making them! I think they would be great as a present for someone, wrapped in cellophane with a bow on top.



You will need:
  • 365g sugar 
  • 140g glucose syrup
  • 110ml water
  • 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2tsp baking powder
  • 1 bar dark chocolate, melted
Get all of your ingredients weighed out, and your equipment ready first. Equipment wise you'll need  a pastry brush in a cup of water, a bowl lined with non stick paper, and an oven mitt. Put your sugar, glucose syrup and water into a pan and put it on high heat. Stir until it begins to boil, then wash down the sides of the pan using your pastry brush. This dissolves any sugar crystals, so when your honeycomb boils up it doesn't stick to them. 
Leave the mixture on high heat without stirring, until it begins to brown in one spot. This will take about 5 minutes but keep your eye on it. If you add your bicarb too early it won't set, and if its too late it will taste burnt. 
As soon as you see a light golden brown patch, remove it from the heat, whisk two times and add in baking powder and bicarb. Then whisk 3 times until combined. It should now start to bubble up and look like honeycomb. Make sure you don't over stir, and pour it immediately into the lined bowl. Leave it for 3 hours-ish until its completely cool. It will sink in the middle - this is normal! 
Once its cool, peel off the baking paper and smash it. Then dip into your melted chocolate, and leave to set! 



Hope you've enjoyed this recipe, as always if you make it please tag me @moosfood and use the hashtag #moosfood!

Love Moo x 

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