HUMANS OF THE INTERWEBS! I DON'T USUALLY YELL IN TEXT BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT!
THREE. INGREDIENT. CHOCOLATE.
AAAAND IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!*
It's Paleo, Vegan and Gluten free- no animals or wheat has to die to make your chocolately dreams come true!
( *Subject to sweetener used, there's always a catch.) Substituting the honey for Agave nectar even makes it sugar free, and if using virgin coconut oil, the natural sweetness and aroma masks any unpleasant sweetener. We're winning everywhere today!
I found this little gem of a recipe on Pinterest, here by rockstar blogger Melissa King.
To make 3 scrumptuous chocolate bars, all you need is:
1/4 Cup Coconut Oil
1/4 Cup Cocao Powder
8 Tbsp Maple Syrup or Honey.
All you have to do is melt the coconut oil and stir in the syrup and cocao powder, then chuck 'em in a mold and let them set in the freezer.
20 minutes to deliciousness? ''Impossible!'' I exclaimed.
It looked too good to be true. I had all the ingredients.
I had to try it.
Ladles and jellyspoons, twas not impossible. Twas entirely possible, and IT. WAS. DELICIOUS! (Hooraaay for Melissa King, I love you!)
So obviously, I had to see what I could change....
This stuff is pretty resilient. I added salt:YUM! Nuts: Double Yum! All the other things I could find in my pantry: Winning Every Time!
Then I found cacao butter.
I don't think I could go back to normal chocolate. Smooth, just sweet enough. The satisfying crack of chocolate but instant melting the second it touches your tongue. This stuff should be illegal, y'all.
Now I'ma teach ya how to make my version:
First off: Quadruple the batch. Life is too short to only make 3 chocolate bars.
Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Coconut oil (use virgin for the nom coconut flavour)
1/4 Cup Cacao Butter (you can omit this an use only coconut oil)
1 Cup Cacao Powder
1/4 Cup Honey (Maple Syrup, Agave, Golden Syrup or any other liquid sweetener will work here. Adjust to taste, I like mine a little on the bitter side)
Pinch of Salt
Things to put inside
Get creative here! I used what I had and added them in rows so every bite is a different experience
50gr Mixed Nuts
50gr Cornflakes
50gr Dessicated Coconut
Mixed raisins, sultanas and currants
More Salt on top! (I used pink Himalayan, because that's what I had. Maldon Flakes would be glorious here!)
Method:
Melt coconut oil, cacao butter and honey (or sweetener of choice) in the microwave on high in 30 second increments until just melted.
Add cacao powder and stir until smooth (no need to sift. It's so ferking easy!)
Pour into silicone sweety molds, and add in the goodies (nuts and such) or pour bits onto a silicone mat (you can use a greased baking pan but it's so much easier in silicone) and smother with chocolate mix.
Place in Freezer to set for 15minutes, or in the fridge for 30. I find the texture is best if frozen and now have a lovely baggie of chocolate love in my freezer at all times. I can only wish the same for you.
Unmold and crack into bits if using a sili-mat, or get the individual things out from their molds and store in a freezer-safe container for up to a YEAR! CHOCOLATE FOREVER! (We aren't kidding anyone though, no way it'll stay in there more than a week.)
Don't tell anyone you made them. Keep them to yourself and give them a recipe so they can make their own.
