Tag: chocolate

A Coconut Chocolate treat recipe

Today I’m sharing with you a Coconut Chocolate bar or treat recipe.

 I saw this recipe on a site called Paleo Grubs a long time ago and always wanted to try it.

With Easter approaching, I thought it was a good excuse to make these treats. Using healthy ingredients such as coconut, coconut oil, honey and raw chocolate.  The result is similar to a Bounty Bar.

They are relatively easy to make. The hardest part is coating them in the chocolate.

Coconut Chocolate Bars

Makes 14 bars

Ingredients 
For the Bars

 1 ½ cups unsweetened fine shredded coconut

¼ cup coconut oil – melted

1/3-cup raw honey

1-teaspoon pure vanilla extract

28 raw natural almonds

For the Chocolate Coating 

my preference – Raw Chocolate coating

100g cocoa butter

50 g cocoa powder

33 g maple syrup

dash of vanilla extract

pinch of salt

or 

( use 1 cup processed dark choc chips & 1 tablespoon coconut oil )

Method

* Line a loaf tin with baking paper

* Place the coconut, coconut oil, honey and vanilla extract in a food processor and process till well mixed. The mixture will start to create a ball.

* Put the mix into the pan and press out evenly

* Using a knife of spatula, push into the mixture dividing it into 7 rows as well as in half length ways.

* Place 2 almonds on each section, lightly pressing them into the top of the coconut mixture

* Place the tin in the fridge overnight.

* Remove the tin from the fridge and grasping the edges of the baking paper, lift up the coconut block. Place it on a board and cut into the rows, creating 14 mini bars.

Make your preferred chocolate coating by melting and mixing your measured ingredients in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.

* Using tongs carefully dip each coconut bar into the chocolate, ensuring all sides are coated, and placing them on a tray lined with baking paper.

Notes

I coated mine twice. I had plenty of chocolate mixture and the first coating was quite thin.

I placed the tray in the freezer for 5 min after the first coat, keeping the rest of the chocolate melted in the bowl sitting over the saucepan. Then I quickly dipped each bar a second time.

The colder the bars, the quicker the chocolate set on the bar. I then put the tray back in the fridge for a couple of hours to ensure the chocolate was completely set before transferring to a container.

These bars need to be kept refrigerated, in an airtight container until serving. As the chocolate has no added stabilizers, it will melt faster when left as room temperature.

Making your own treats is a way of minimizing your intake of highly processed sugars and chemicals such as artificial flavours, colours and preservatives.

I hope you enjoy making these Coconut Chocolate bars for your family.

Till the next post,

Live clean n prosper

Cranberry & Choc chip Digestive Biscuits

Today I’m sharing a recipe for Digestive Biscuits with a twist, using Cranberries and Choc chips.

I recently saw a recipe for old-fashioned oat & spelt digestive biscuits and I thought I would make some. Previously I have written about the health benefits of oats, I also prefer not to use wheat in my baking if possible. So, in keeping with the idea of good ‘digestion’, I decided to use buckwheat flour.

Both oats & buckwheat are very beneficial for gut health.

I also decided to add a bit more texture and flavour to my biscuits with cranberries, dark choc chips and pepitas.

Cranberry & Choc chip Digestive Biscuits

Makes approx. 20 biscuits

Ingredients

150 g butter (soft)

70 g Coconut sugar

2 tbsp Maple syrup

2 eggs

1 tsp baking powder

180 g Oat flour

220 g Buckwheat flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp Cinnamon

2 tbsp rolled oats

3 tbsp dried cranberries

2 tbsp pepitas

2 tbsp dark choc chips

 Method

Preheat your oven to 200’c and line 2 biscuit trays with baking paper.

* Mix the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer till creamy

* Add in the Maple syrup and the eggs, continuing to mix well, followed by the cinnamon, salt and baking powder.

* Add in the flours a spoonful at a time.

I added in the cranberries, pepitas and chocolate chips after mixing in approximately 1/3 of the flours. This helped them to be distributed more evenly through the mix.

As you get towards the end of the flours, the dough will get quite stiff.

I used my tablespoon to portion the dough into mounds on the trays. I then squashed them with a fork.

Bake the biscuits in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes.

These biscuits are a drier consistency so they are best enjoyed with a glass of milk or cup of tea.

 Hope you enjoy them.

Till the next post,

Live clean n Prosper

Raw Raspberry & Chocolate Slice

Today I’m sharing a recipe for a Raw Raspberry & Chocolate Slice.

I was looking through my recipes this week and came across this recipe that I had saved from one of those free magazines you can get from the supermarket.
It is an easy recipe to make and tastes very nice, sort of a spin on ‘cherry ripe’.

Having the raw chocolate topping helps to keep this slice healthier.

Raw Raspberry & Chocolate Slice

Makes approx. 12 pieces

Ingredients

Base
3/4 cup almond meal
10 pitted dates
1 ½ tbsp. cacao powder
2 ½ tbsp. almond butter
1 tbsp honey

Filling
1 cup raw, natural cashews
250g fresh raspberries
½ cup desiccated coconut
2/3 cup coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla paste
1/3 cup honey

Chocolate topping
40g cacao butter
1 tbsp. coconut oil
1/3 cup cacao powder
2 tbsp. maple syrup

Method
Prepare a 20 x 20 cm tin by lining with baking paper
* For the Base – Place all of the ingredients into a food processor and mix until combined.
* Spread the mixture over the base of the tin, pressing it out evenly and refrigerate.

* For the filling – process the cashews until they are fine crumbs.
* Add the remaining ingredients and process for 2 minutes until the mixture looks smooth and creamy. Pour the mix over the base spreading it evenly. Return the tin to the fridge for 20 minutes.

* To make the chocolate topping, melt the cacao butter and coconut oil and mix in the cacao powder and maple syrup. Once well combined, pour the chocolate over the raspberry filling. You will need to work quickly as the chocolate may start to set if the filling is really cold.

Refrigerate till the chocolate is hard, then lift from the tin and slice into squares.
The slice will need to be kept refrigerated till served.

I think this recipe could be made using different berries if raspberries are not to your taste.

I hope you enjoy this slice as much as we did.

Till the next post,

Live clean n Prosper