• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About Us
  • Recipes
  • Home
  • Garden
  • Disclaimer
  • Shop

Simple Family ~ Crazy Life

October 18, 2018

Chocolate Twists – Yeast Dough Magic

Sharing is caring!

  • Share
  • Tweet

This post may contain affiliate links meaning that at no cost to you I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase using my link. I thank you for your support! Please read my DISCLOSURE for more info.

EDITED September 14, 2019: It was brought to my attention that Imperial Sugar does use bone-char in their processing, though they were listed on the PETA website as they don’t. Imperial Sugar is reaching out to PETA to have themselves removed from their website. Imperial Sugar also said that “they are currently in the midst of updating their equipment to not use bone char anymore, but it isn’t an overnight fix with an operation that big”.

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Confession time: yeast dough and sourdough baked goodies are my huge weakness. I cannot resist a good homemade bread or pastry. I simply can’t. Therefore, my first recipe post for the #Choctoberfest week is the sweet yeast dough Chocolate Twists.

Thanks to Imperial Sugar – the gold sponsor of the #Choctoberfest giveaway – for supplying me with the Light Brown Sugar to help me share this recipe with you today! The opinions are of my own. For more information, see my disclosure here. – at the moment of writing this post, Imperial Sugar was listed on the PETA website as a company which doesn’t use bone-char in the processing. Please see my updated note above.

#Choctoberfest 2018 - online event and chocolate giveaway

What are the Chocolate Twists

It turns out there are multiple varieties of the Chocolate Twists. Made with puff pastry, sourdough, sweet and dark chocolate – just to name a few. Mine are made with vegan semi-sweet chocolate and the yeast dough and tend to disappear from the plate the moment you cut the first piece.

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

To be honest, it may take a while to make the recipe the first time you make it. But I can promise you will want to make it again.

And again 🙂

Despite the sweet dough and the chocolate layers, the result is a very nice and moderately sweet dessert. Well, you can eat it as a dessert or as a breakfast. It is delicious both ways 😉

Step-by-Step Chocolate Twists – the Dough

I am planning on making a video on this recipe very soon. If you want to get notified when the video is up, please subscribe to my newsletter using the form below.

In the meantime, I hope these step-by-step instructions will help.

Warning: Because there are many images included in the post, the page may load slower. 

The proportions are listed below in the printable recipe form 🙂

  1. Heat the vegan milk for about a minute to approximately 110F (40C). If you don’t have a thermometer, the milk shouldn’t be hot to touch but rather nice and warm.
  2. Add yeast to one half of it and put aside.
  3. Add the other half into the mixing bowl with the vegan butter, sugar, vanilla extract and the “vegan egg” and mix it.
  4. When you see the yeast in the milk foaming, add the mixture into the mixing bowl ↑ as well.
  5. Start adding flour part by part so it incorporates well into the mixture.

Note: you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook to knead the dough or knead it with a spatula.

This is what the dough will look like first:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

It will be soft and pleasant to touch and might still stick to the hands a bit.

6. Cover the bowl with either a towel or the plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for about 2 hours.

This is what it would look like 2 hours later:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Chocolate Spread

Melt the chocolate in the microwave for about a minute or on the water bath. Mix it and put it aside to cool a bit.

Step-by-Step Twists

Place the dough on the lightly floured surface and make roll out into a rectangular shape about 1/2″ (1cm) thick.

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Spread the melted chocolate and almonds or walnuts (not shown) on the dough:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Now, visually divide the dough into 3×3 parts.

Fold the left side of the dough on the center part. Do the same with the right side.

Now, fold the top (farthest from you) part onto the center.

Do the same with the other (lower) part.

You should now have “an envelope” that looks like that:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Roll out the dough into a rectangular piece close to the size of the baking sheet (at least to one of its sides).

The thickness of the dough depends on how puffy or twisted you want to have it.

Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 1-inch wide stripes (2.5cm) and twist them.

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Place them on the baking sheet

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

You can sprinkle more sugar and almonds/walnuts on the top if you wish 🙂

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Important: Let the dough “rest” for about 15-20 minutes to rise again.

Baking and Forming the Roll

Heat the stove to 380F (190C) and bake the chocolate twists for about 15-20 minutes.

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Let it cool for about 2 minutes in the stove and take it out.

Now, you can either leave and eat them as is, or you can turn them upside down, spread more chocolate (mmmmm….) or jam on the what used to be the bottom side and roll them into a roll just like that:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

Leave it to cool down for about 2 hours (or overnight).

And here what you will get as a result:

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

The amazingly delicious vegan Chocolate Twists!

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

You can have them with your morning coffee or the afternoon tea.

They will be a hit of the holiday table as well!

You can bake them the day or two before the event. Just keep them in a closed tight container or a towel, and they will still be delightful then!

Thanks again to Imperial Sugar for the product!

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

It’s been a great experience working with a great product! Please check out their Halloween Recipes here.

The company is celebrating its 175th!!! anniversary this year! Their products include granulated sugar, light and dark brown sugar, free-flowing sugar, powdered sugar, sugar shakers and Steviacane® (Stevia + sugar blend). Imperial Sugar products are 100% pure cane sugar, non-GMO and provide consistently delicious results – updated September 14, 2019: at the moment of writing this post, Imperial Sugar was listed on the PETA website as a company which doesn’t use bone-char in the processing. Please see my updated note above.

 

And a special thanks to The PinterTest Kitchen for organizing the event!

Check out #Choctoberfest on Instagram and follow the Simple Family on the Facebook page to find more delicious chocolate recipes!

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway
Print Recipe

Vegan Chocolate Twists - Yeast Dough Magic

Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Resting time2 hrs
Total Time50 mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: vegan yeast-dough chocolate twists
Author: Nat

Ingredients

  • 2 cups plant-based milk (~400ml) - I used almond milk
  • 1 tsp instant baking yeast
  • 3.5 tbsp unsalted vegan butter (50g) (if you have no unsalted butter, omit salt)
  • 1/2 tsp salt omit is your butter has salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • light brown sugar (75g)
  • 2 tbsp aquafaba
  • 1 tsp egg replacer (optional)
  • 4.5 - 5 cups unbleached flour or half and half unbleached and whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 - 1 cup vegan semi-sweet or dark chocolate or a mix of both - use less if using jam as well
  • 1/2 cup jam (optional)

Instructions

Heat the vegan milk for about a minute to approximately 110F (40C). Divide into to parts.

  • Add yeast to one half of it and put aside. Add the other half into the mixing bowl with the vegan butter, sugar, vanilla extract and the "vegan egg" and mix it. 
  • When you see the yeast in the milk foaming, add the mixture into the mixing bowl as well and mix.
  • Start adding flour part by part so it incorporates well into the mixture. Knead the dough on a floured surface.
    Place it into a bowl, cover with a towel or a plastic food wrap, and let it rise for about 2 hours.
  • In 2 hours, spread the dough on the floured surface and roll out into a 1/2 inch (1cm) thick layer.
  • Melt chocolate in the microwave for about a minute, mix it well and let it cool a bit.
  • Spread half of the melted chocolate on the dough, sprinkle crushed walnuts or almonds on the top, and fold the dough.
  • Roll out the dough into the desired thickness. With a pizza cutter slice the dough into the inch-wide stripes and twist them.
  • Place the chocolate twists onto a baking sheet covered with the parchment paper and let them rest for about 15-20 minutes.
  • Heat the stove to 380F (190C) and bake the chocolate twists for about 15-20 minutes.
  • Optional: with the help of another baking sheet, turn the chocolate twists upside down. Spread the other half of the melted chocolate on what was the bottom side and, with the help of the parchment paper, roll it all into a roll. Let it cool down for at least 2 hours or overnight. 
  • Enjoy!

Vegan Chocolate Twists - yeast dough. #Choctoberfest all things chocolate giveaway

An InLinkz Link-up


More from my site

  • Backyard Vegetable Garden Transformation – YTC Week 5Backyard Vegetable Garden Transformation – YTC Week 5
  • BC Family Day and getting ready for Valentine’s!BC Family Day and getting ready for Valentine’s!
  • Raspberry-Blueberry JamRaspberry-Blueberry Jam
  • 2 Ways to Make the Vegan Overnight Oats and 1 “Secret” Ingredient2 Ways to Make the Vegan Overnight Oats and 1 “Secret” Ingredient
  • Oven-Roasted Vegetables – Vegan and Gluten-FreeOven-Roasted Vegetables – Vegan and Gluten-Free
  • Sunshine Blogger AwardSunshine Blogger Award

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baking with chocolate, vegan baking, yeast dough baking

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hi! I am Nat!
Welcome to the Simple Family! Here we share our love for gardening, easy vegan cooking, home organization and DIY projects. Want to learn MORE?

Let’s Connect

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Don’t Miss These!

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes

How to build a garden arbor in a day - Yard Transformation Challenge Spring 2018

How to Build a Garden Arbor – YTC Spring 2018

Delicious Vegan Eggplant Relish for Canning

Delicious Vegan Eggplant Relish – Canning Recipe

Tabbouleh Salad - a Mediterranean refreshing meal with bulgur, cucumbers, tomatoes, and herbs.

Easy and Delicious Mediterranean Tabbouleh Salad

Most Popular Recipes

Welcome to #Choctoberfest Bloggers’ Event 2019!

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes

Vegan whole wheat and almond flour biscuits

Fluffy Vegan Whole Wheat and Almond Flour Biscuits

Vegan whole wheat sourdough bread recipe

Vegan Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread – No Breadmaker Needed

Sign Up for Email Updates

Want to earn some Cash Back?

Ebates.ca

Latest on Instagram

One of the plants that I’ve wanted to have in my One of the plants that I’ve wanted to have in my garden for so many years!

It was growing in our neighbours yard in my home country. When I was a kid I loved seeing those white “snowballs” on that tree. 

Many years later, in one of the local nurseries, I noticed a tiny plant that looked so familiar, I was almost crying when I saw it 😊

Of course I got it!

It has only been in our garden for 3 years but it has grown into a beautiful plant which seems to be happy and shows off it’s gorgeous blooms!

#viburnum #snowballviburnum
Love this time of the year! The colours are bursti Love this time of the year! The colours are bursting in the garden.

Our clematis and viburnum look so beautiful together 😊

What are your winning plant combos in the garden?

#clematisflower #viburnumsnowball
Happy Monday! Spring has been so spring-y here. On Happy Monday! Spring has been so spring-y here. One it it pours rains with thunderstorms and the next day it’s hot and dry.

Some plants, like hosta, love it! They grow rapidly and show off 😁

We don’t mind it! Let them shine 😉

Honestly, I’m becoming obsessed with hosta! I wish I could add so many more of them into our small urban lot where we try to grow fruit and veggies and a few flowers 😊

They are also perfect plants to fill the shady spots. And because there are so many kinds, sizes and colours of them, you can create gorgeous garden spots with them!

Who else is obsessed with hostas or planning to add them in their gardens?

💚
I feel like I’m finally waking up from hibernati I feel like I’m finally waking up from hibernation 😂

Spring is around the corner and we are busy starting tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, along with a dozen of other veggies and flowers.

How is your gardening season prep going?
The second round of the everbearing strawberries i The second round of the everbearing strawberries is coming 😍 We’ve had a couple of very warm weeks and just a few rains, and the berries are bigger and sweeter now.

We grow a few kinds of strawberries in the garden, but still don’t get to make jam out of them, as we eat them all fresh 😊

Do you can your produce? What’s your favorite jam?

.

.

#homegrownstrawberries #growberries #organicgarden #urbanbackyardgarden
IG has been pretty “interesting” lately. I not IG has been pretty “interesting” lately. I noticed that I was not following some people anymore though I know for sure I used to. Like family and friends...

I’m also usually very generous on Likes and always “return the favour” 😊 But noticed that the photos I for liked before, was not liked 🤨

Is it just me or you’ve experienced that too?

Btw, our lilies and daylilies have been growing so nicely this year! The blooms are gorgeous!

.

.

#daylily #daylilies #spiderdaylily #flowergardens #organicgarden
It was a very rainy June and the first week of Jul It was a very rainy June and the first week of July but the warmer days are finally here!

We lost some tomato plants to blight as it was too wet for them. But the rest of them have finally picked up and are happily producing now!

Someone is going to have a beautiful salad tonight 😁

How has this gardening season been for you so far?

.

.

#tomatoesharvest #todaysharvest #homegrowntomatoes
Make your table bright! Herbs and edible flowers m Make your table bright! Herbs and edible flowers made into a rainbow bouquet 😁

Would you place it on your table?

.

.

#edibleflowers #herbsandflowers #brightcolors #colourfulbouquet
When rain and winds knock your peonies down, they When rain and winds knock your peonies down, they go home and brighten it up😊

I seem to cut the flowers less than I used too, though I do love having them at home.

Do you cut the flowers you grow or prefer watching them growing happy in the garden? 😁 . .

#peoniesbouquet #pinkpeonies #ilovepeonies #cutflowers #peonieseason
Happy Tuesday! Have you checked the Gardening and Happy Tuesday! Have you checked the Gardening and Sustainable Living bundle yet?

If you haven’t, what are you waiting for 😉

Get a collection of the courses, ebooks and guides on garden planning, homesteading and food preservation worth of over $500 for $20 only!

Learn how to grow edible mushrooms or how to ferment your vegetables, and so much more!

Check what’s included in the bundle (and did I mentioned early bird bonuses) clicking on the link in bio 😊

#gardeningisnotcancelled #gardeninglove 
#columbine #aquilegia #gardeningisfun
Our plants love this time of the year! It’s gett Our plants love this time of the year! It’s getting warmer and warmer every day with occasional showers which are warm and refreshing.

We love walking around the garden and noticing new growth and blooms 😊

If you are just starting your gardening journey or want to learn more ways to garden, you might be interested in The Gardening and Sustainable Living Product bundle which is available now!

That’s a huge collection of gardening and harvest preservation ebooks and courses!

Interested to learn more? Check the link in the bio to find out 😉 . .

#columbine #sustainableliving #sustainablelife #gardeningismytherapy
Are you attracted to chartreuse plants as much as Are you attracted to chartreuse plants as much as I am? Honestly, they are like magnet to my eyes and I have to stop and enjoy their bright colour!

We got this euphorbia as a tiny plant 2 years ago from our gardening friend @val_171268 and it since then has grown into a stunning plant with the huge balls of chartreuse flowers!

Can you see a tiny ladybug larvae on one of them?

Btw, whether you are an experienced gardener or just starting, you will enjoy this free class on 8 Mistakes Gardeners Make and How to Fix Them offered this Friday. The link is in the bio.

Happy Wednesday! . .

#chartreuse #chartreuseplants #springcolours #euphorbia
Happy Mother’s Day! Hope all moms get spoiled to Happy Mother’s Day! Hope all moms get spoiled today and every day! . .

#crabappleblossoms #crabapple #aftertherain #raindropsonflowers
Why the weekends fly by so fast? I need another da Why the weekends fly by so fast? I need another day home to enjoy my garden! 😊 . . .

#crabapple #crabappletree #springblooms #springgarden #organicgarden
When you let cilantro go to seed, be ready to find When you let cilantro go to seed, be ready to find it growing all over your garden 😁

We don’t mind, as we like eating it, and it creates a nice backdrops for beautiful tulips 😉

Do you mix herbs, flowers and veggies in your garden? . .

#pinktulips #succulentgarden #herbsandflowers #mixedplanting
Do you like the pops of chartreuse in your garden? Do you like the pops of chartreuse in your garden?

This Gold Heart dicentra is the first of all dicentra plants in our garden to bloom! I love its contrasting foliage and flower colours!

Can you tell Spring is one of my favourite seasons? 😉

What are your favourite chartreuse plants in the garden? Please share in the comments, as I’m looking for more plants to add to our garden 😊 . .

#goldheartdicentra #bleedingheartplant #dicentra #organicgarden #vegangardener
Happy Easter! Stay safe! #gardeningisnotcancelled Happy Easter! Stay safe! #gardeningisnotcancelled . .

#daffodils #organicgarden #springflowersmakemehappy
We are enjoying sunny and warm days and have been We are enjoying sunny and warm days and have been very busy working in the garden.

I had a few days of scheduled vacation during the spring break to enjoy some family time and to travel.

With the current situation, travel is not recommended, so our garden is getting a lot of attention 😁

Hyacinth beans are ready to be planted outside but it is still too early and the nights are too cold.

Who else has ever ended up with plants growing too fast too soon? 😂 . .

#hyacinthbeans #seedlings #springready #organicgarden #urbanbackyardgarden
When cilantro takes over your flower bed 😁 Can’t wait to see all this COVID madness behind us all and am so looking forward to the new gardening season!

Stay safe and take care, everyone! 💕 . .

#greenenvyechinacea #echinacea #cilantroblossoms #organicgarden
I just can’t stop looking at our last summer gar I just can’t stop looking at our last summer garden pictures! Seriously, I can’t wait to see it all bloom again! . .

#daisies #daisiesfordays #iwantsummer #iwantspring #summerblooms
Follow on Instagram

Want to start your own blog?

Web Hosting

Footer

Categories

  • Garden
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Thinking Aloud
  • Vegan Lifestyle
  • Yard Transformation Challenge

Simple Family Crazy Life All rights reserved. The website and accompanying social media platforms are written and produced for informational purposes only. This information is general, not specific to you. Simple Family Crazy Life are not responsible for adverse reactions, effects, or consequences resulting from the use of any recipes or suggestions herein or procedures undertaken hereafter. This website contains affiliate links, which means that you click on a product link, I nay receive a commission. All opinions are my own, and all brands featured represent what I personally like and support. This website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program where I may earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon website.

Copyright© 2023 · website design Brunch Pro by Shay Bocks