This vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free chocolate is the perfect easy and healthy dessert. Made with coconut oil, enjoy it as a guilt-free, low carb snack at any time.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: healthy, vegan
Servings: 3bars (approx. 12x5cm, and 0.5cm thick)
Author: Elizabeth Emery
Ingredients
¼cup coconut butter/manna
¼cup coconut oil
½cupraw cacao or cocoa powder
Optional - to sweeten and flavour
1teaspoonmaple syrup
¼teaspoonvanilla powder or extract
¼teaspoonOrange oil or peppermint oil
Optional - to decorate and flavour
¼cup goji berries
2tablespoonCacao nibs
3tablespoonNuts or seeds (pistachios, pumpkin seeds and hazelnuts work well
3tablespoonShredded coconut
2-3tablespoonDried fruit
2tablespoonAlmond butter
Instructions
Add the coconut butter and oil to a small saucepan and melt on the lowest possible heat on your stovetop.
Remove the saucepan from the stove, add the cacao powder (and maple syrup if using for sweetness) and stir the mixture well.
Keep stirring! The mixture will be lumpy at first but if you give it a couple of minutes, it will become smooth.
If using vanilla powder and/or orange/pepperment oils, add them here and stir into the chocolate.
Pour the chocolate evenly into chocolate moulds. You can also use plastic food storage containers, small baking tins, or ice cube trays!
Decorate the chocolate with any of the optional ingredients above. I personally really like to use goji berries or some form of dried fruit, because it gives the chocolate some much-needed sweetness!
Once you're happy with your designs, freeze the chocolate for 15 minutes.
Remove from moulds/trays/containers and eat!
Notes
Note: this chocolate will begin to melt at room temperature. It must be stored in the fridge or freezer to stay solid.