Raw chocolate with nuts and dates

Homemade healthy raw chocolate with chopped almonds, hazelnuts and dates, so good! Find the recipe here :)

Homemade raw heart chocolates

Here we go, a recipe for homemade heart shaped chocolates just in time for Valentine´s Day! I'm single (whatever, who needs men when you have chocolate;)) so I will be sharing these with my girlfriends, but if you're spending Valentines with a special someone this could be a good idea for a healthy dessert/treat.

Ingredients:

For the chocolate

100 g. raw cacao butter

7 tblsp. raw cacao powder

1 tblsp. coconut oil

A little sea salt - optional

Sweetener of choice, agave, honey, coconut sugar etc.

Ideas for the filling - optional :

Hazelnuts

Almonds

Goji berries

Dates
Chia seeds

Shredded coconut

Directions:

1. First of remember that all utensils must be dry or the chocolate will separate.
2. On very low heat, place the cacao butter and coconut oil in a bowl over a pan of hot water and melt slowly. 

3. Once melted, add raw cacao powder (the chocolate should be runny and easy to pour, so add the cacao slowly to make sure it doesn’t get too thick) and sea salt and mix well – I’ve found that using a metal whisk gives the best result. 
4. Add the sweetener of choice, taste, and add more if you prefer a sweeter taste.
5. When the mixture suits your taste, add your fillings of choice into the silicone mould (can be left out) and pour the chocolate into the mould using a spoon and place in the fridge or freezer for 1 hour or so.
6. Enjoy! 

Store the chocolate in the fridge; it will melt a bit if you store it at room temperature 

Raw `cherryberry´ chocolate bars

I absolutely love these raw cherry chocolates! The sweet berry/coconut filling is perfect with the bitter flavour of the chocolate. All credit for the recipe goes to the amazing Lonijane, you can find the original recipe on her blog:  http://www.aleven11.com/

Ingredients:

Chocolate:

100 g. raw cacao butter

6 tbsp. raw cacao powder

1 tbsp. organic coconut oil

Sweetener of choice, agave, honey, coconut sugar etc.

Berry filling:

10 cherries (pitted) and 6 strawberries

1/3 desiccated coconut

1 tbsp. organic coconut oil

a little pure vanilla powder or vanilla extract

Sweetener of choice, agave, honey, coconut sugar etc.

Directions:

1. The filling: Mix all the ingredients together in a blender, blend quickly so there is still texture left in the mix. Place the mixture into a square container lined with baking paper and pack it in tight and flat and place in the freezer for 1 hour or so.
2. The chocolate: while the filling sits in the freezer you can prepare the chocolate. On very low heat, place the cacao butter and coconut oil in a bowl over a pan of water and melt slowly. 
Once melted add raw cacao powder and mix well. Add the sweetener of choice, taste, and add more if you prefer a sweeter taste.
3. Take filling out of freezer and pull out with sides of baking paper and cut into bars then dip into chocolate mix (I dipped it several times to get a thick coating) and place in fridge to set.
4. Enjoy!!