I’m back to familiar territory and discussing all things CHOCOLATE today for this Valentine’s Day special edition of our Allergen-Friendly Baking Series. When I began Fork & Beans I quickly became known as the “Candy Lady” (if you scroll down this post you will see why). Making candy and tempering chocolate used to be something that intimidated…
Chocolate/Candy
Vegan Candy Cane “Kisses”
Think of the delight and surprise of your friends and family this Christmas when they open up this tiny package, only to find a non-dairy version of their favorite holiday chocolate candy treat. Hershey Kisses are my favorite chocolates because they are the perfect size when you have that sweet tooth nagging at you to devour something…
Vegan White Chocolate Bark
Sometimes I like to get a bit complicated in the kitchen. I’m not intimated by recipes that say they take an hour or 2 to create because cooking and baking are my opportunities to relax (that’s right, I said relax) and unwind from what is going on in my day. Don’t get me wrong, I…
10 Homemade Gluten-Free Vegan Candy Bars
Eeeeeee, Halloween is just around the corner, can you believe it?! Ever since I started Fork & Beans, I have made it a “thing” of mine to go all out during this holiday month. The funny thing I’m finding every year now is that I’m already exhausted of all the Halloween celebrations and festivities before the…
Homemade Gluten-Free Vegan Kit Kats
I’m not even kidding when I say that this gluten-free vegan Kit Kats candy makeover has been 2 years in the making. Over the past 24 months I have been retiring the idea that there is a gluten-free wafer-like food item that is easily accessible to most people that could be placed inside the mid…
Homemade Vegan Heath Bars
So I made the vegan Honeycomb the other day and thought that I was on my way to figuring out Butterfingers. Strike that because along the way to achieving that I actually found myself creating Heath Bars. Homemade Vegan Heath Bars.Score (skor) n. To take a kitchen knife in order to show hard candy who is boss….
{Almost} Raw Snickers Bars
The moment you got home right after trick-or-treating was always the highlight of the night, wasn’t it? For me, there was no time wasted when I would rush into the living room floor, dump out the sugary loot, and then proceed to divide the candy into 2 piles: the good stash vs. the crappy stuff (which,…
