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Vegan Chocolate Caramel Crunch Cups

If you’re looking for the the perfect vegan holiday dessert to delight kids and adults alike, you’ve come to the right place. These little treats from Natalie at Feasting on Fruit are rich, crunchy, gooey, and sweet — and deceptively easy to make.

With only six ingredients, these crunch cups are the perfect treat to bring to the next work or holiday party… if you don’t eat them all first, that is.

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Vegan Chocolate Caramel Crunch Cups

Ingredients:

8-10 pitted medjool dates (120g)

1/2 cup water (120g)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp sea salt

1 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips(270g)

1 cup crispy rice cereal (30g)

Instructions:

Blend the dates, water, salt, and vanilla until smooth. If it gets stuck, stop, scrape down the sides, and try blending on a lower speed for longer. Set the caramel in the freezer while you make the chocolate coating. Melt the chocolate chips. Stir in the crispy rice cereal. Line a mini muffin pan with paper liners and drop a small spoonful of the chocolate cereal mixture into the bottom of each. Try to leave a well in the center. Freeze for 10 minutes. Place a dollop of caramel in the center of each cup. Top with more of the chocolate cereal mixture. Shake the pan so the chocolate goes down the sides completely surrounding the caramel. Freeze until set. Enjoy! Keep in the fridge or freezer.

For this and other delicious recipes, check out Natalie’s blog and Instagram.