Do you have 5 minutes for chocolate?
There is such thing as easy, healthy, delicious chocolate! Guess what else? It's actually good for you and your kids (no sugar crash!) 😘
I got so many people asking me about chocolates recently! With Easter, chocolates and treats were hopping out of the woodwork everywhere!
I had forgotten it was Easter since I'm half way across the world from my family but it got me thinking... how could I help them this year?
Instead of buying all the boxed stuff from the store that has a lot of not good for you ingredients what if I could share an easy recipe to satisfy the fix?! One people will actually have the time to try! ;)
A little background on why I make my own:
When I was little, I was what my mom called a weird kid. I wanted dark chocolate like my aunt who was turned onto healthy foods and taught me about the black chocolate she preferred to the normal sugary milk filled stuff I was used to.
See, unfortunately for my wonderful auntie, she had been diagnosed with cancer and so being the smart cookie she was, changed a lot of her every day life... including food choices! Amazing role model am I right? Guess what? My aunt is a survivor and I am a firm believer a big part of that is because of this kind of thing right here: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
Chocolate comes from a pod. It is a plant when it starts its journey here in the world but somehow gets smothered in milk and sugars and random lab ingredients along the way. How sad is that?
Now there are versions upon versions of the various candies that normally frequent the stores worldwide and the original plant is harder to find! I'm talking about the chocolate bunnies, the colorful eggs filled with all kinds of liquidy-ness, and even those smashable chocolate things that taste that oranges.
A lot of artificial gets mixed up with the plant making it, no longer so good for us. But if we take it back to basics and make our own, it's not only better for us, but in my opinion much better tasting!
I'm sure I don't need to tell you more so remind you, none of that is very good for us!
So, instead of me lecturing and us going down this huge nutritional rabbit hole, why don't I just skip to the good stuff and offer you a solution? :)
What you need: CREATIVITY!
- Peanut butter (check the ingredients, ideally you want peanuts and sea salt, that's it!)
- Coconut Oil
- Maple Syrup
- Raw cacao powder (or melted dark chocolate- make sure there are no nasty ingredients in it!)
I use raw cacao powder because it is raw and pure from the plant. There is nothing added to it and therefore it's bitter so sweetness is essential to add to it! - Coconut Milk (I make my own but again, check the ingredients, a lot of weird stuff gets added to keep it fresh!)
- Vanilla
- Sea Salt
- Cinnamon (optional)
- Cupcake/cake/ice tray (so many kitchen items will work, even just a container!)
What to do: (I made these in 5 minutes. I did it so fast that I didn't take step-by-step like usual but you'll be OK, I promise!)
I'm not going to give you measurements here because that's not how this chocolate works! It's your own creativity that will cause the most delicious treats to be tasted by you!
- Why not let the kids make their own?
It's really easy and really fast if you don't have much time!
- If you need help: Start with about 1 cup of cacao and work from there, adding in coconut oil, coconut milk, maple syrup, sea salt, vanilla and cinnamon by taste!
I start with the chocolate and add about the same amount in liquid (ex: 1/2 cup coco milk, 1/2 cup cocon oil) then add about 1/4 cup peanut butter and judge the maple syrup based on how sweet it is as well as how thick the mixture is.
You want it to be pourable, but not too liquidy! (Though even if it is liquid, it will still work so it's not a problem and you need'nt worry!)
Pour the mixture into your containers and put in the freezer until they set.
Take them out when you are ready to eat, let them thaw a bit on the counter or dig right in and treat them like an icecream!
THAT IS IT!
Now you have your own chocolate that you can feel good about serving to your family!
How great is that?
In the end, I bet you save money because with the ingredients needed you could make so many chocolates you wouldn't know what to do with them all anddd you can make them again and again! =D
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