Chocolate

Chocolate

Ive got some pretty good memories of me and chocolate. We go way back! Chocolate has been with me through the good times and bad. Quite simply, I love chocolate.

So when we decided to move away from foods containing sugar, preservatives, chemicals and flavourings, rightly so, I felt a little anxious about what this meant for chocolate and I.

My anxiety was soon put to rest with a bit of internet research. After some enjoyable experimentations in the kitchen, not only was our relationship secured, but I found out that I could let go of the guilt often experienced after eating chocolate. In fact, this new stuff was actually good for me! You know its true what they say about long lasting relationships, they get better with age.


















It makes so much sense that my first blog involving food is about chocolate. I wouldn't have it any other way…

The great thing about this recipe is that it can be modified to suit your needs. For example, every now and then, I might add Maca or Camu powder or vitamin E crystals. I jokingly call it our 'medicinal' chocolate. The kids still love it and it tastes great!

Ingredients

5 tablespoons of virgin cold pressed coconut oil

3-5 tablespoons of unsweetened cacao powder dependent on how bitter you like it

5 tablespoons of desiccated coconut or a bunch of crushed up nuts or combination of both.

1-2 tablespoons of raw honey (depends how sweet you like it really)

1 pinch of Celtic or Himalayan salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

Method

Get a small pot/saucepan and add a cup of water and boil. Once boiled, turn the heat to low.

In a glass or stainless steel mixing bowl add all the ingredients (the kids can help with this part).

Place the bowl (with all the ingredients) on top of the pot/saucepan. Note: the bowl shouldn’t touch the water. (Kids probably shouldn’t be helping with this part if young).

Stir till combined and it has an even liquid consistency.

Poor mixture into molds (I get mine from places like Daiso/2 Dollar shop/Pound Shop), but if you have a small flat glass dish/trey (10 cm by 15cm) you can use this.

Place in the fridge for half an hour to set.

This chocolate will melt once out of the fridge, so be sure to scoff when taken out!

If you have kids, they will really enjoy being a part of the process and you'll start to create some new chocolate memories minus the guilt! 

We made these delicious little treats yesterday so I think its time to head on down to the kitchen for a little sampler and a cup of coffee to boot!

Oh, and the clean up photo here… yeah, it actually did happen, they cleaned up after themselves. I was gob smacked! See, only good things come from chocolate.

Enjoy it and LOVE it! 

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