My son and I have been trying to make homemade chocolate bars for a long time. We have not had any luck. Until now. I learned a formula in my Essential Vegan Desserts course and now we are love with these two-bite little treats. They don’t have the mouthfeel of a tempered chocolate bar but they do have everything you could possible want/need in a bite of chocolate.
I made these for my mini dessert party for my Essential Vegan Desserts and so for this batch, I used a silicone chocolate mold. But use any fun shaped mold you like!
A few notes. These are super easy to make and can be made by simply whisking the ingredients together. If you wish, you can use a blender but I don’t think it is necessary. Also, raw cacao comes in blocks and discs. I think the discs are easier to measure – they pour right into a measuring cup – since I measure them before melting. So, I use Sunfood discs. If you can’t find them, cut a chunk of a cacao block and melt it and try to get as close to 1/2 cup as you can.
Unlike melting chocolate chips or already made chocolate bars, you don’t need a double boiler here. Just drop the cacao butter into a small sauce pan over a low flame. It will melt slowly – you don’t even have to whisk it.
I add superfood powders to my chocolate because I love the flavors they impart. Try lucuma or mesquite!
Little Raw Chocolate Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cacao butter
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut palm syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground vanilla
- 2 teaspoons superfood powder like lucuma or mesquite optional
Instructions
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Melt the cacaco butter. Let cool for a few minutes.
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Set your molds on a small baking tray and be sure it can sit flat in your freezer.
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Whisk the ingredients together and pour into molds. Place the chocolate into the freezer to set.
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Once set, pop the chocolate out of the molds and place them into an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator and eat at will. Enjoy!