Name: How to Make Dark Chocolate that Melts in Your Mouth
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup raw cacao powder; 185 ml unscented coconut oil (melted); 1/4 cup maple syrup (substitute with agave syrup or stevia drops ); 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract (optional); Pinch of salt

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Learn how to make dark chocolate from cacao powder-easy and simple recipe! A best DIY homemade healthy dessert that is vegan and sugar-free. This luscious dessert is not only good for your soul, but for your mind and body as well!

Best vegan chocolate recipe without sugar.

Making homemade dark chocolate is easier than you think, it requires only 4 ingredients and a pinch of salt! All you need is about 5 minutes of melting and mixing everything together and half an hour of freezing. That's it! Your healthy chocolate is ready to eat. Go and surprise your kids and family with this delightful dessert right now!

I've been a chocolate lover all my life. But now, as my eating habits changed and I started to cut down on sugar, I just LOVE dark chocolate. A lot! And now, that I learned how to make my own at home I doubt that I'll buy any store-bought soon.

Easy healthy vegan homemade dessert for kids

This sweet DIY dark chocolate is raw, sugar-free, and dairy-free. You'll need a few simple ingredients and a silicone mold or any other container in which you can freeze your delicious homemade chocolate.

6 Reasons to Eat More Dark Chocolate

Naturally sweetened decadent dessert. Easy vegan sugar free treat

Dark chocolate is a powerful source of antioxidants.
It's basically brain food thus will improve brain function by increasing blood flow.
Dark chocolate will protect your heart and may reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke.
Quality dark chocolate is very nutritious and delicious. It's packed with nutrients like fiber, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, and a few other minerals.
In fact, this sweet treat may improve cognition, prevent memory loss and boost your mood.
It's good for your skin. The flavanols from cacao will improve blood flow to the skin and protect it from the damage of the sun.

Dairy-free Ingredients Needed:

Healthy ingredients for making sweet treat at home.

Cacao powder
Coconut oil
Maple syrup
Vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Time needed: 5 minutes

How to make my own dark chocolate from scratch?
This super quick recipe that yields delicious dark chocolate that melts in your mouth is so simple and easy to make in a few minutes. Rich, creamy and healthy without sugar at all, you couldn't have asked for more, right?

Melt all ingredients
First, start by melting the coconut oil in a small saucepan on very low heat if not already melted. Let the oil warm up until liquid. Add maple syrup, and vanilla extract then the cacao powder, and a pinch of salt. With a wooden spoon or whisk mix constantly until everything is combined thoroughly. The mixture shouldn't have clumps.
Pour mixture into molds
Next, gently pour the cacao mixture into silicone cake molds or any flat container. I used a small heart silicon mold with 24 pieces.
Freeze it and enjoy
Chill it in the freezer until solid. Store any leftovers of your homemade chocolate in the refrigerator or freezer. Enjoy!

This decadent dark chocolate is:

Sugar-free and dairy-free
Gluten-free
Easy to make in a few minutes
Healthy
Vegan
Creamy
Super chocolaty!

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How to Make Dark Chocolate that Melts in Your Mouth

Marinela Malcheva

5 from 1 vote

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Cook Time 5

Chill time 30

Total Time 35

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings pieces

Calories 77 kcal

Equipment

Small saucepan
Silicone mold or any flat container

Ingredients

1 cup raw cacao powder
185 ml unscented coconut oil melted
¼ cup maple syrup substitute with agave syrup or stevia drops
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract optional
Pinch of salt

Instructions

First, start by melting the coconut oil in a small saucepan on very low heat if not already melted. Let the oil warm up until liquid. Add maple syrup, and vanilla extract then the cacao powder, and a pinch of salt. With a wooden spoon or whisk mix constantly until everything is combined thoroughly. The mixture shouldn't have clumps.
Next, gently pour the cacao mixture into silicone cake molds or any flat container. I used a small heart silicon mold with 24 pieces.
Chill it in the freezer until solid. Store any leftovers of your homemade chocolate in the refrigerator or freezer. Enjoy!

Notes

*The mixture that you'll get from this recipe can be poured into any container. For the purpose of this recipe, I used 24 pcs heart silicone mold.

*You can also use coconut butter in place of coconut oil.

*Feel free to use almond, mint, or any extract of choice instead of vanilla.

*Keep your dark chocolate in the fridge.

*You can add nuts, seeds, dry fruits, orange zest, cinnamon, crisped rice cereals or coconut flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal

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