Chocolate Cravings
As a nutritarian and foodie I make sure that most of my food is crazy nourishing and satisfying.
Even chocolate. Especially chocolate.
Two of my favorite make-at-home-and-eat-almost-everyday chocolatey treats involve only three simple ingredients.
Coconut Truffles
- coconut oil or butter
- cocoa
- stevia/honey*
Mix everything together, adding cocoa and sweetener to taste. If your coconut oil/butter is hard then soften by placing the jar in a pot of hot water or microwaving desired amount in a micro-safe container.
*I use stevia but honey works well too and adds the amazing anti-fungal, anti-microbial, and anti-viral qualities of honey.
After I mix the three components I usually spoon out 1 teaspoon portions into little silicon cups and place them in the freezer to harden.
You can also store the whole thing in a jar, leave at room temp, and use like nutella. Or make a chocolate bark! Just remember that it will be soft at room temp, maybe even liquidy.
Here are past posts I’ve written about coconut oil truffles and coconut butter truffles.
Chocolate in it’s usual form isn’t bad for you but I prefer not to eat sugar regularly and coconut butter is more nutritious than cocoa butter.
Chocolate Yogurt
Not so pretty. Oh-so-delicious.
Mix cocoa and sweetener into plain yogurt. Eat. I use stevia for this one too but maple syrup works wonders as well.
Rich in flavonoids, protein, probiotics, calcium, and satisfaction. This chocolate “pudding” is great when after a meal when I am still a little hungry or for a more substantial late-afternoon sweet treat.
A few other nutritious and sugar-free chocolatey treats include;
Berry Tarts (personal favorite!)
How do you get your chocolate fix?
