Vegan Toblerone

When I started working on this recipe for vegan Toblerone (the famous Swiss chocolate bar), I had honestly no idea what exactl Toblerone is made of, besides chocolate. But a quick research and a look at the list of ingredients brought light into the dark: Toblerone is milk chocolate with honey-almond nougat. So what I remember as just small, sweet crunchy chunks that I could never really identify as a specific ingredient, are actually caramelized almonds.

For the preparation of our vegan version I decided to do the following: vegan "milk chocolate" and nougat will be base for our take on Toblerone, and the small crunchy bites will be recreated with caramelized chopped almonds.

Since the triangular shape of Toblerone is their signature characteristic, I ordered a silicone mold that at least imitates the triangle form. But of course you are completely free in choosing any other mold, e.g. just prepare the chocolate bars in ice cube trays. You can also skip the mold completely and spread the chocolae mixture on parchment paper, let it cool down, and then break it into smaller pieces.

Notes: We bought vegan nougat for baking (we don't talk about nougat chocolate bars) in the baking department of big supermarkets such as Kaufland or real. If you search for “nougat for baking“, you will find a few brands! By vegan “milk chocolate“, we mean light, vegan chocolate bars (no dark chocolate). In Berlin, you can find vegan milk chocolate, also bigger supermarkets, or in organic markets.