Saturday, 23 May 2009

• Chocolate!

  Homemade!
  
  We love this, and it is a great way to take in extra coconut oil. Coconut oil is very good for you, and can help you lose weight.
  
  So here is the recipe adapted from here. I make a quadruple batch
  

  COCONUT BARK - ALMOND JOY 

  • 6 Tablespoons coconut oil, organic, virgin, expeller-pressed (best price I found is Mountain Rose Herbs)
    
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder (we use Rapunzel's)
    
  • 1 Tablespoon pure maple, agave syrup or stevia (agave is sweeter than maple syrup, so use 3/4 T~see this and this site for an article about agave syrup and the refutal)
  • 2 Tablespoons unsweetened shredded or chopped coconut
  • 1/4 cup ounces crispy almonds or crispy hazelnuts, chopped or whole
    

  Measure the coconut oil (solid) and melt. Whisk in vanilla, cocoa and sweetener until COMPLETELY dissolved. Failure to do this will result in separation and an oily top.

  Whisk in remaining ingredients and again, make sure they are completely incorporated.

  Pour mixture into pan and tip pan to evenly spread to even thickness. (I use an 8 x 8 cake pan lined with parchment or 9 x 13 pan for double batch.) Place pan in freezer on level shelf and let sit 10 minutes (longer for double batch) or so. It will harden quickly and you simply snap off the desired amount to eat. Keep cold.

  Don’t let little ones run off with this in their hands, it melts quickly!

  

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