3 Ingredients
These are the 3 ingredients used to make this chocolate. I have heard agave is a more natural sweetener than sugar, but I am not convinced of this. I did have it available so this time I am using it. However, next time, I am going to use liquid Stevia.
I am sold though on the health benefits of coconut oil and cocoa. I want to incorporate more coconut oil into my diet (mouth), but I do not fry foods often and I tried it right off the spoon~ not so much… There is an abundance of information available about coconut oil on the Internet, which I will not get into here.
Cocoa has also proved to be of great benefit to the human body. (Thank goodness!) It is helpful in reducing blood pressure, improving blood vessel health and increasing good HDL cholesterol. Yeah for cocoa! : )
~ 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
~ 4 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil (melted)
~ 1/4 cup agave or use NuNatural vanilla stevia drops
~ optional: nuts, extracts, cocoa nibs, or other add-ins
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Add the cocoa to a large bowl and set aside.
4 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil (melted)
I have read time and time again not to microwave coconut oil, so I put the coconut oil into a pan and melt it on a very low heat.
Once melted, put it in a medium sized mixing bowl
1/4 cup agave or use NuNatural vanilla stevia drops
The recipe calls for agave or stevia, if you use stevia, 15-30 drops. The less drops will make a more bitter chocolate.
Add this to the melted coconut oil in medium bowl.
Combine the two.
The agave is much heavier than the oil, so mix well.
Stir the mixture into the cocoa.
Mix well, until chocolate is nice and thick.
That’s it…all you have to do now is pour it into the molds.
Spoon the chocolate into the molds and level it out.
Put the molds into the fridge or freezer until firm.
Now these bars made with the agave are more brownie-ish…gooier and chewier…
More of a chocolate brownie.
Those below are made with the stevia and are a more traditional candy bar. I needed to use 25 drops of it to get the taste I desire.
mmm, now that's what I'm talkin' bout...
