Healthy Homemade Chocolate
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Category
Sweet Treats
Author:
Kimberly
Servings
Makes 2 Trays
Dark chocolate is brimming with health benefits and this recipe is super easy to make!
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
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250 grams Cacao Melts
- 100 grams Rapadura Sugar
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1/4 teaspoon Himalayan Salt or any unrefined salt
- 50 grams cold pressed Coconut Oil
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1 teaspoon Aroma Spice (optional)
Directions
Thermomix
Place sugar, spice and salt in TM bowl and grind on speed 10 - 1minute.
Place cacao melts in TM bowl grind 10 seconds speed 5, scrape down sides and lid.
- Add coconut oil and mix for 4 seconds on speed 4.
- Cook at 37C speed 3, 20 minutes
- Mix through any essential oils for 3 seconds
- Pour onto a lined tray and tilt to get even coverage about 2-3mm thick
- Add in any tasty variations to the trays
- Place in fridge to set.
- Chop with a super sharp knife or break into shards
Stove Top
Boil water in a saucepan. Place double boiler or bowl over the top (make sure the water does not come right up to the bowl).
- Add all ingredients together and stir for 20 minutes or until the sugar has melted.
- Add variations and finish off as above.
- Please note – The ideal temperature is 37 degrees, if you have a cooking thermometer then place this in the double boiler to maintain an ideal temperature
Recipe Note
Variations:
- Chilli and Lime Chocolate - add 1 tspn chilli flakes into the mix at step 5, then add 2 drops of lime essential oil before stirring and pouring into mould.
- Peppermint chocolate - stir in 3 drops of Twenty8's peppermint essential oil at step 5 of method
- Fruity Chocolate - add 1/4 cup goji berries, 1/4 cup dried berries (cranberries, blueberries etc) and 1/4 cup desiccated coconut at step 5 of method
- Nutty Chocolate - Place 1 cup of chopped mixed nuts and add at step 5 of method or sprinkle on top of chocolate once poured into moulds.
- Chili Chocolate - 1 tsp of chili flakes added at step 5 of the method, if you want it hotter add more.
- Orange Chocolate - 3 drops of Twenty8's orange essential oil added at step 5 of the method, you can also 1/2 cup of homemade orange marmalade at step 3 for extra taste.
Options:
- Place in moulds or make a slab in a rectangle baking dish lined with baking paper (see video below)
- Chunky variations can be sprinkled on top of the chocolate once in the moulds if desired.
- You can make a couple of varieties with one batch of chocolate
- Pour out half onto a tray then add 1-2 drops of essential oils to the remainder before pouring onto another tray.