Easy Homemade Dark Chocolate
This is an easy recipe for a clean and healthy chocolate that is perfect for making chocolate barks, chocolate covered strawberries , nut butter cups or other favorite candies! Cocoa butter can easily be purchased online. Here is my favorite! I recently used this along with my Date Caramel to make delicious Gophers without making my stomach feel bad for days afterward!
Ingredients:
8 oz. high quality food grade cocoa butter
1 cup organic cacao powder
4 Tbsp. maple syrup
10 drops liquid stevia (or 1 tsp. of other liquid, low glycemic sweetener like allulose or monk fruit)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch of kosher salt
1 tsp. ceylon cinnamon (optional)
Directions:
Prepare a small saucepan with about 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil and then turn down to a light simmer.
Place cocoa butter into a heat-proof bowl (larger than saucepan) and place the bowl over the saucepan with lightly simmering water. (creating a double boiler)
Use a spatula to stir until cocoa butter is smooth and fully melted. Do not boil.
Remove bowl from heat and let it sit for about 5 minutes to cool. (If you add other ingredients while it is too hot, the mixture will break and you will not get a smooth chocolate)
Add cocoa powder, maple syrup, liquid sweetener, vanilla, kosher salt and cinnamon (optional), stirring until smooth.
Use to make your favorite candies!