Learn how to make Easy Gingerbread Millionaires Bars, with a rich and crumbly gingerbread shortbread base, THE BEST gingerbread caramel, topped with dairy-free chocolate. A delicious bake to get in-to the ‘festive spirit’.
Watch me make these bars here.
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Gingerbread in December is essential. Why not take gingerbread to the next level with these super easy gingerbread millionaires bars?!
I actually LOVE gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread cake, I’ll never be able to get enough.
These bars combine the deliciousness and chewiness of a millionaires with the spice and warmth of gingerbread.
After making my ‘Vegan Chocolate Chip Millionaires Bars’, I was inspired to make festive millionaires bars.
How to make gingerbread millionaire bars?
Firstly, it starts with a ginger shortbread. Vegan shortbread is extremely easy to make. It’s basically flour, butter and sugar. To turn the shortbread into irresistible gingerbread shortbread, you’ll want a couple of spices. You’ll want some all spice, but ground ginger is what you’ll really want!
Secondly, ginger caramel. Chewy, gooey, sticky and incredibly tasty. This caramel tastes exactly how you would think. It’s liquid gold!! You need to make this as soon as possible to understand what I mean! The sheer sight of it will make you want to dunk your face right in (but please don’t, it’ll be extremely hot!) – haha!
Lastly, chocolate. No millionaires bar is complete without a thick layer of delicious chocolate. I used a mixture of dairy-free white chocolate and dark chocolate to create a scrumptious milk chocolate alternative. It compliments the bars beautifully.
Looking for more gingerbread recipes? Look no further:
Vegan + No-Bake Chocolate Gingerbread Tart
Easy Vegan Gingerbread Sheet Cake
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How to make the best gingerbread caramel?
When it comes to making a vegan caramel, it all starts off with a high quality condensed milk.
I am in love with Carnation’s Vegan Condensed Milk Alternative. It’s an amazing vegan alternative, and gives the caramel a gooeyness, which is always appreciated in a thick caramel.
This vegan condensed milk alternative acts the exact same as ‘classic’ condensed milk, but it’s made out of oat and rice flours! It’s vegan friendly and gluten-free, perfect for making bakes such as my Vegan Lemon Curd Cake.
I’ve been using this vegan condensed milk alternative for about a year now (since it was first released), and it’s one of the best condensed milks I’ve tried! It has a mild flavour which perfect when making caramel as you want the flavour of the caramelisation (or in this case, the ginger) to star!
Check out the Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk Alternative here.
Available in most UK supermarkets, including The Vegan Kind, Ocado and Amazon.
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Easy Gingerbread Millionaires Bars
- Total Time: Overnight
- Yield: 16 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
How to make the best vegan, gingerbread millionaires bars with a gingerbread shortbread, gingerbread caramel and a creamy chocolate topping. Great for baking for Christmas.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the shortbread base
- 275g of plain flour
- 20g of dark brown sugar
- 50g of caster sugar
- 3 teaspoons of ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon of all spice
- 1 tablespoon of black strap molasses / black treacle
- 200g of dairy-free alternative to block butter / margarine
Ingredients for the caramel
- 400g of Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk
- 120g of dairy-free alternative to block butter
- 30g of black strap molasses / black treacle
- 50g of golden syrup
- 3 teaspoons of ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 25g of caster sugar
Ingredients for the topping
- 50g of dairy-free white chocolate
- 50g of dairy-free of dark chocolate
Decoration
- 16 mini gingerbread men
Instructions
Method (shortbread base)
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c fan and line a 8 x 8 inch square / loose base tin with grease proof paper. Allow the paper to hang over the edges of the tin, this makes it easier for removing the bars when ready.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, add in the flour, sugars and spices. Stir to combine. Add in the softened butter / margarine alternative along with the black strap molasses / black treacle and using your fingertips, rub it into the dry mixture until a crumbly dough forms.
- Firmly press the mixture into the base of the lined tin, trying to get it as even as possible. Tip: As the cookie dough is sticky, coat your fingers in some plain flour before pressing it into the tin to prevent sticking.
- Place into the middle of the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden on top.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool while you make the gingerbread caramel.
Method (ginger caramel)
- Place all of the gingerbread caramel ingredients into a medium / large saucepan. Place the pan on the hob over a low heat.
- Firstly, you’ll see the butter melt into everything. Give it a little stir. Keep it on a low, steady boil. This will take approximately 20 minutes. You’ll want to stir this constantly with a whisk to prevent the caramel sticking and burning on the pan. After 20 minutes, the caramel will turn very thick. Be patient, this does take a while, but it’s worth the wait!
- Pour the thick caramel quickly on top / over of the base. Use an off-set spatula to quickly spread out the caramel, making sure it’s even. This caramel will set quickly so you want to be fast when pouring and spreading.
- Set aside to cool for 30 minutes, then transfer into the fridge for an hour until fully set. Tip: You can leave it in the fridge overnight, then allow it to come to room temperature.
Method (chocolate topping)
- Fill a small saucepan 1/2 full with water, add a bowl on top of the pan creating a bain-marie, place onto the hob over low/ medium heat. Add the dairy-free white chocolate and dark chocolate into the bowl and allow to melt. Once melted, remove the bowl from the heat, add another bowl on top and repeat for the white chocolate.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the set ginger caramel, and tilt the pan to evenly coat. Try to get it as smooth as possible. Tap the tin on the work top a few times to flatten the chocolate and to remove any unwanted air bubbles.
- While the chocolate is still wet, press on mini gingerbread men biscuits and crumble over one gingerbread biscuit.
- Place into the fridge for an hour to set the chocolate.
- Remove from the pan by using the grease proof paper slings, cut into 16 slices using a sharp knife, wiping between each.
- Tip: Turn the millionaires upside down before cutting. As the base is soft and the caramel & chocolate is hard, this prevents the base from squishing.
- Tip: To help cut the bars neatly, heat up the knife before cutting in a bowl full of hot water or use a kitchen blow torch to gently heat the knife. Be very careful when doing this.
Notes
What vegan block butter alternative to use?
- My favourite vegan / dairy-free block butter alternatives are ‘Naturli Vegan Block’ or Flora Plant Based Block Butter Alternative (salted or unsalted).Alternatively, you can use dairy-free / vegan margarine for the caramel, it just won’t hold it’s shape as well as block butter.
To store
Keep these bars stored in a sealed container in the fridge. Allow to come to room temperature before enjoying. Best eaten 2-4 days of making.
- Prep Time: Overnight
- Baking time: 25
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: christmas recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Christmas recipes
These are so pretty!
Author
Aw thank you so much xx
Love this recipe! Unfortunately, I’m in the USA and don’t have access to Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk. Would it be possible to use a substitute like coconut condensed milk? Thanks!
Author
Hello, Aw thank you! Im sure if its a thick condensed milk, it would work perfectly! You’ll have to follow up and let me know how you get on!!! Happy baking x
Thanks for this important recipe. I will check this out.
If you are a gingerbread and chocolate lover then these are a must. I did add half a teaspoon cinnamon to the gingerbread shortbread layer as well because I love spices, and they came out amazing.