Raw Chocolate
This delicious raw chocolate is rich, dark, smooth and velvety and loaded with hazelnuts. Super easy to make and ready in 10 minutes.
Servings: 12
Calories: 286kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Coconut Oil (240ml) Melted
- 1 cup Cocoa Powder (86g) Unsweetened, or Raw Cacao Powder
- ½ cup Maple Syrup or Agave Nectar or Date Syrup
- 4 Tablespoons Almond Butter (64g) or Other Nut Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Mesquite Powder Optional
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Powder
- Sprinkle Sea Salt
- ¾ cup Hazelnuts (100g) Optional
Serving:
- Dessicated Coconut Finely shredded coconut
- Cacao Nibs To sprinkle
Instructions
- Place the melted coconut oil, cocoa powder, almond butter, maple syrup, mesquite, vanilla and a sprinkle of sea salt into the food processor and process into a smooth chocolate.
- Pour this out evenly into 12 cupcake liners. Add the hazelnuts, around 5-6 per cup.
- Place into the freezer to set.
- When the chocolate has set, sprinkle dessicated coconut and cacao nibs on top and serve.
- Keep in the fridge or freezer and bring out only when ready to serve or the chocolate will melt.
Notes
- To melt the coconut oil while keeping this recipe raw, stand the (sealed) jar in a bowl of hot water.
- Keep them stored in the fridge or freezer. They don't ever freeze solid, so keeping them in the freezer is totally fine.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 233mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg