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Vegan Honeycomb

Course: Component, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: Dipped in Chocolate, Honeycomb, Sugar, Sweet, Vegan Alternative, Vegan Honeycomb

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 355 g Granulated Sugar
  • 185 g Golden Syrup
  • 2 tsp Agave Nectar
  • 2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • ¼ tsp Cream of Tartar
  • 125 ml Water
  • 150 g Chocolate Chips melted (optional)

Instructions

  • To begin, weigh out all of the ingredients.
  • Line a 9”x9” baking tin with parchment paper. Ensure that the edges of the parchment paper rise up taller than the edge of the tin by a few cm. This is to allow the honeycomb to rise up against the sides before it sinks again.
  • Add the water, sugar, and golden syrup to a large saucepan.
  • Briefly stir the mixture once to barely combine the ingredients.
  • Using a sugar thermometer, heat the mixture on medium-high heat to 140°C. If you don’t have a sugar thermometer, I found that this step took me about 7-9 minutes.
  • Now, quickly add the agave nectar and heat up to 150°C. This step took about 1 minute.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately sift over the bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar.
  • Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture together for about 30 seconds, or until the powders have dissolved.Be careful as the honeycomb mixture is very hot - I used oven gloves to protect my hands.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tray. Do not level out the top - we want to keep as many air bubbles as possible – let the honeycomb fill the baking tray naturally.
  • Leave the honeycomb to cool for about 2-3 hours.
  • After the honeycomb has cooled, break up the slab into smaller pieces with a wooden mallet or similar.
  • Feel free to eat the honeycomb now or you can continue on to turn these into mini Crunchies!
  • Melt the chocolate.
  • Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Dip as much of the honeycomb as you like into the chocolate.
  • Place the chocolate-covered honeycomb onto the parchment paper and put the tray into the fridge to set the chocolate.
  • Serve & enjoy!

Notes

As we will be making, stirring, and pouring a hot and sugary mixture, it’s best to take the right precautions to ensure our safety. This includes wearing oven gloves, or a similar kind of protection. This is not a recipe for children as the hot mixture would be too dangerous.