Homemade Paleo Chocolate
Delicious homemade chocolate made with simple ingredients and simple steps.
Equipment
- 1 blade coffee grinder
- 1 double boiler or bowl and pot to create double boiler
- 1 food processor regular or mini
- 1 silicone chocolate molds or parchment lined bread loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup edible cocoa butter
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar more can be used for a sweeter chocolate
- 1 pinch sea salt or kosher salt
Instructions
- Pour coconut sugar in a coffee grinder. (Make sure it is a basic blade grinder and not a burr grinder.) Grind until the coconut sugar turns to a powder. Scrape out and place in a bowl.
- Melt the cocoa butter in a double boiler or in a bowl that is placed on top of a pot of boiling water.
- Add cocoa powder, coconut sugar powder, and a pinch of salt to the melted cocoa butter. Stir to mix.
- Pour the mixture into a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Do this as quickly as possible so the chocolate doesn't have time to harden.
- Quickly pour the chocolate into silicone molds or a parchment lined small pan. If using silicone molds, be sure to place them on a flat pan to keep the molds from bending.
- Place in the refrigerator to finish cooling for approximately one hour. Remove from molds and store in a container at room temperature or in the refrigerator. If using a parchment lined pan, lift the parchment out of the pan to remove the chocolate and break into pieces.
Notes
For variations, try the following before blending in the food processor:
Orange chocolate: add 1/2 tsp orange extract
Peppermint chocolate: add 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Salted chocolate: before completely hardening, sprinkle the top with a little sea salt
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 14mgPotassium: 191mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gCalcium: 21mgIron: 3mg
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