HOMEMADE HEALTHY CHOCOLATE
This homemade healthy chocolate recipe contains cacoa, an antioxidant. The coconut oil and cocoa butter are both an excellent source of good fats and the stevia provides the sweetness of sugar without the nasty side effects. And by the way, this chocolate tastes really good too!
14 pieces
Shopping list
- 1/2 cup cocoa butter
- 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1 tsp stevia liquid
- 2 tbsp pistachios, chopped (optional)
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries, chopped (optional
Let’s do this
- Grate the cocoa butter
- Melt the cocoa butter and coconut oil together in a small bowl placed inside a larger bowl, containing hot water
- Add the cocoa powder and stevia liquid to the cocoa butter and coconut oil mixture. Combine until smooth
- Pour the melted chocolate onto a pan/ice-cube tray/plate and sprinkle the pistachios and dried cranberries over the top if using
- Place the chocolate in a fridge to set for 60 minutes or freezer for 30 minutes
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ABOUT JAMES STARING
James Staring is a personal trainer based in Clapham, London. His methods have featured in publications such as Your Fitness, Hello, Healthy, Daily Mail, Closer, and many more. After giving up smoking and entering the fitness industry in 2009, James has focused on his passion to help others transform their health and fitness. However, James is convinced that most people struggle so much more than they need to in an effort to improve their fitness. Through his company, Fit to Last, which he runs with his partner, Ali Page – James has helped hundreds of men and women make small adjustments in their daily habits to transform their fitness and to love how they look and feel.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmFwcGxpY2F0aW9uJTJGbGQlMkJqc29uJTIyJTNFJTBBJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIyJTQwY29udGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMmh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZzY2hlbWEub3JnJTJGJTIyJTJDJTIwJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIyJTQwdHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMlJlY2lwZSUyMiUyQyUyMCUwQSUyMCUyMm5hbWUlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJIT01FTUFERSUyMEhFQUxUSFklMjBDSE9DT0xBVEUlMjIlMkMlMEElMjAlMjAlMjJJbWFnZSUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmZpdHRvbGFzdC5jby51ayUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAxNiUyRjExJTJGQmxvZy1Qb3N0LUhlYWRlcl9Ib21lbWFkZS1DaG9jb2xhdGUucG5nJTIyJTJDJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIyZGF0ZVB1Ymxpc2hlZCUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMjI4JTJGMTElMkYyMDE2JTIyJTJDJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIyZGVzY3JpcHRpb24lMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJDbGFwaGFtJTIwcGVyc29uYWwlMjB0cmFpbmVyJTIwYW5kJTIwbnV0cml0aW9uJTIwY29hY2glMkMlMjBKYW1lcyUyMFN0YXJpbmclMjdzJTIwaG9tZW1hZGUlMjBoZWFsdGh5JTIwY2hvY29sYXRlJTIwY29udGFpbmluZyUyMGFudGlveGlkYW50cyUyMGFuZCUyMGV4Y2VsbGVudCUyMHNvdXJjZXMlMjBvZiUyMGZhdCUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMnByZXBUaW1lJTIyJTNBJTIwJTIyUFQxNU0lMjIlMkMlMEElMjJyZWNpcGVZaWVsZCUyMiUzQSUyMjQlMjBQSUVDRVMlMjIlMkMlMEElMjAlMjAlMjJyZWNpcGVJbmdyZWRpZW50JTIyJTNBJTIwJTVCJTBBJTIwJTIyMSUyRjIlMjBjdXAlMjBjb2NvYSUyMGJ1dHRlciUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMjElMkYyJTIwY3VwJTIwdmlyZ2luJTIwY29jb251dCUyMG9pbCUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMjElMkYyJTIwY3VwJTIwY2FjYW8lMjBwb3dkZXIlMjIlMkMlMEElMjAlMjIxJTIwdHNwJTIwc3RldmlhJTIwbGlxdWlkJTIyJTJDJTBBJTIwJTIyMiUyMHRic3AlMjBwaXN0YWNoaW9zJTJDJTIwY2hvcHBlZCUyMCUyOG9wdGlvbmFsJTI5JTIyJTJDJTBBJTIwJTIyMiUyMHRic3AlMjBkcmllZCUyMGNyYW5iZXJyaWVzJTJDJTIwY2hvcHBlZCUyMCUyOG9wdGlvbmFsJTI5JTIyJTBBJTVEJTJDJTBBJTIycmVjaXBlSW5zdHJ1Y3Rpb25zJTIyJTNBJTIwJTVCJTBBJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIyJTQwdHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMkhvd1RvU3RlcCUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJHcmF0ZSUyMHRoZSUyMGNvY29hJTIwYnV0dGVyJTIyJTBBJTIwJTIwJTdEJTIwJTJDJTBBJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIyJTQwdHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMkhvd1RvU3RlcCUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJNZWx0JTIwdGhlJTIwY29jb2ElMjBidXR0ZXIlMjBhbmQlMjBjb2NvbnV0JTIwb2lsJTIwdG9nZXRoZXIlMjBpbiUyMGElMjBzbWFsbCUyMGJvd2wlMjBwbGFjZWQlMjBpbnNpZGUlMjBhJTIwbGFyZ2VyJTIwYm93bCUyQyUyMGNvbnRhaW5pbmclMjBob3QlMjB3YXRlciUyMiUwQSUyMCUyMCU3RCUyMCUyQyUwQSU3QiUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMiU0MHR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJIb3dUb1N0ZXAlMjIlMkMlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjJ0ZXh0JTIyJTNBJTIwJTIyQWRkJTIwdGhlJTIwY29jb2ElMjBwb3dkZXIlMjBhbmQlMjBzdGV2aWElMjBsaXF1aWQlMjB0byUyMHRoZSUyMGNvY29hJTIwYnV0dGVyJTIwYW5kJTIwY29jb251dCUyMG9pbCUyMG1peHR1cmUuJTIwQ29tYmluZSUyMHVudGlsJTIwc21vb3RoJTIyJTBBJTIwJTIwJTdEJTIwJTJDJTBBJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIyJTQwdHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMCUyMkhvd1RvU3RlcCUyMiUyQyUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJQb3VyJTIwdGhlJTIwbWVsdGVkJTIwY2hvY29sYXRlJTIwb250byUyMGElMjBwYW4lMkZpY2UtY3ViZSUyMHRyYXklMkZwbGF0ZSUyMGFuZCUyMHNwcmlua2xlJTIwdGhlJTIwcGlzdGFjaGlvcyUyMGFuZCUyMGRyaWVkJTIwY3JhbmJlcnJpZXMlMjBvdmVyJTIwdGhlJTIwdG9wJTIwaWYlMjB1c2luZyUyMiUwQSUyMCUyMCU3RCUyMCUyQyUwQSU3QiUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMiU0MHR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjJIb3dUb1N0ZXAlMjIlMkMlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjJ0ZXh0JTIyJTNBJTIwJTIyUGxhY2UlMjB0aGUlMjBjaG9jb2xhdGUlMjBpbiUyMGElMjBmcmlkZ2UlMjB0byUyMHNldCUyMGZvciUyMDYwJTIwbWludXRlcyUyMG9yJTIwZnJlZXplciUyMGZvciUyMDMwJTIwbWludXRlcyUyMiUwQSUyMCUyMCU3RCUwQSU1RCUwQSU3RCUwQSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]