Vegan Toffifee / Toffifay? Yes, you’ve heard right! I’ve created a vegan and healthier version of my favorite childhood treat! I’m super excited to share this recipe with you guys, as I’ve been working on it for quite a while. It’s such a fun challenge to veganize and healthify dishes and foods that you’ve known all your life, and I’m always super stoked when I’m happy with the result! 🙂 Since the Vegan Magnum has been such a success with you guys, I can’t wait to hear what you think about the Vegan Toffifee!
First of all, when creating this recipe I stumbled upon the fact that in some countries it’s called Toffifee (mostly Europe) and in others Toffifay (US). Toffifee is made by the German sweets producer Storck, and I’ve always thought that it meant toffee fairy (toffi for toffee and fee for fairy in German), but now I’m actually not so sure anymore! 🙂
No matter the name, it’s a crazy delicious treat that basically accompanied me throughout my whole childhood! So having a vegan version of this gem is like a dream come true!
This Vegan Toffifee is not only completely plant-based but also healthier than the original as it doesn’t contain tons of refined sugar and butter! While the texture is a bit different to the original, the taste is even better!
If you follow my blog and recipes for a while you know that I’m all about using less processed and wholesome ingredients about 80-90% of the time. I usually try and stay away from refined sugars and oils as much as possible, but do use them for special recipes where I feel like the texture or taste wouldn’t be as good without. If I do so, almost always I’m trying to give you guys alternatives though, just in case you want to stay away completely from oils and refined sugars (I’m not sure if coconut sugar even counts as a refined sugar, because that’s the only one I ever use in these recipes).
You will also know then that I’m usually staying away from processed vegan options like fake meats/ cheeses, vegan butter/ margarine etc. and try to use more natural and healthy ingredients instead.
So while texture-wise you probably could achieve an even closer result to the original using vegan butter or vegan toffees or caramel (if there is such a thing), I opted for the healthier version using 5-7 ingredients only (coconut cream, cashew butter, coconut oil, vanilla and coconut sugar), which tastes amazing but has to be kept in the freezer (if you live in a warmer country like I do)! 😉
If you decide to give these Vegan Toffifee a try, let me know! Leave a comment and rate it – it’s so helpful to me and other readers. And don’t forget to take a picture and tag me (@thetastyk) on Instagram! I love seeing your recreations. Cheers and enjoy!
- Caramel:
- 4 Tbsp (40g) brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) coconut oil
- ¼ cup (57g) coconut cream, full fat (firm part of the can)
- 2 Tbsp (30g) cashew butter
- dash of vanilla powder
- 12 hazelnuts, whole and skinned
- 30g dark vegan chocolate (70%)
- Place the sugar, coconut oil and coconut cream into a sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer for a minute while stirring.
- Take the sauce pan off the heat and add the vanilla and cashew butter. Make sure your cashew butter is really smooth or else you will end up with little cashew pieces inside the caramel.
- Whisk together until you have a smooth mixture pour into 12 cake pop moulds.
- Place a hazelnut into each caramel-filled mould and place the whole tray into the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- In the meantime melt your dark vegan chocolate. Use a small spoon to place a small dollop on top of each toffee.
- Place the silicone tray back into the freezer for 2 hours (or until firm) and carefully remove from the moulds!
- Store in the freezer and let defrost a few minutes before serving!
For more delicious and healthy recipes like this Vegan Toffifee, check out my Vegan Magnum or Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites.
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You are wonderful Kirsten!
Thanke you for this great surprise!
Awww thank you Mirela! So happy you like it! 🙂 xx
I really want to try this recipe
Do you think it would work/taste good with Almond Butter, too?
I haven’t tried it but texture wise it will definitely be the same! Some other people tried it already and said it tasted great! 🙂
Thank you! I think I will try both ways, since I bought Cashew butter now 😀
AMAZING! I like vegan Nutella as well so I’ll try this as soon as possible!
Love Toffifee! Always wanted to make them at home so they’re healthy to eat. Thanks for sharing! =)
Yay! Thanks 🙂 xx
You had me until you got to cashew butter. Can you suggest a nut free alternative?
I’d say try sunflower seed butter, but personally I’ve never tried it so I couldn’t vouch for the taste!
Thank you for the tasty recipe. I made some yesterday however the mixture would not set. Any tips?
So, they need to firm up in the freezer or else they’ll melt quite quickly. Basically the more coconut sugar, cashew butter + oil you use, the firmer they should get. Usually, after freezing them I’ll store them in the fridge or freezer and take one out whenever I want. They won’t be the same consistency as store bought ones, but definitely healthier and vegan 🙂
Wow these look AMAZING! Can’t wait to try them out!
Thanks Alexa! 🙂
Oh my gosh Kirsty…you are a genius! I cannot wait to try these! Thank you for this recipe.
Aww thanks Kenda! Hope you’ll love them! x
They are absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Only problem I had was trying to get them out of the moulds. I had to use a silicone ice cube tray (while I await delivery of my pop cake moulds). Any tips?
Thanks so much for the great feedback! 🙂 I’d try baking spray to prevent sticking… personally I haven’t had any issue with the cake pop moulds so once you have them it shouldn’t be a problem! 😉
Hi Kirsty, I’m going to try these for my family at Christmas as all 4 of us will be vegan this year. In 24 years my first all vegan Christmas as my husband, daughter and son-in-law became vegan last Christmas. Have you any ideas of something I could use to replace the chocolate for me as I can’t eat it due to migraines. I know the chocolate will stop it being so sweet so I need something comparable. I will make the proper recipe for the others.
I hope you can help.
Love
Angela
Hey Angela! So happy to hear! 🙂 What ingredient in the chocolate is problematic for you? Is it the cacao or the sugar? If it’s the sugar, you can make your own chocolate by mixing cacao powder, melted coconut oil and place syrup together
Are the hazelnuts raw or roasted? I have some raw but wasn’t sure! Thanks for asking!
Looks awesome, can swerve brown sugar be used?
I actually never tried that sugar – it should work if it melts with heat like normal brown sugar