Best Dark Chocolate Recipe

I’ve been a chocolate fiend for as long as I can remember. My obsession started with Snickers, then digressed to Caramelos (oy!), made a right turn atpeanut butter cups, and has finallyarrived at the basics – good old dark chocolate.

I enjoy dark chocolate most evenings and love trying new vegan brands. But I’d been wanting to make my own for a while now, especially since procuring cacao butter for these glorious cheesecakes.

That’s really all you need for a good base, at which point you can add vanilla extract to enhance the flavor, sea salt bring out the sweetness, and roasted almonds (or other toppings) for extra crunch.

Amazing Healthy Dark Chocolate Recipe

The threshold to make chocolate at home is super low as well! You don’t need fancy molds, thermometers, or equipment; just a whisk, a bowl, and abaking sheet.

This chocolatemakes an excellent healthier dessert, and would be especially idealfor entertaining. When your friends find out you know how to make your own chocolate, they’ll never leave your house.

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How To Make Chocolate

Easy, 6-ingredient dark chocolate bars made from scratch and topped with toasted almonds and sea salt. Refined-sugar-free, vegan and gluten-free, and seriously satisfying.

*If you can’t find cacao butter, you can try to sub coconut oil (1 cup (240 ml) coconut oil per 1 cup (218) g cacao butter). However, I did find it to make the texture and mouth feel more oily and a couple of readers have suggested it doesn’t mix as well with the maple syrup. In this way, I highly recommend using cacao butter. *If your almonds are raw, roast on a baking sheet at 350 degrees F (176 C) for 8-12 minutes, or until fragrant and slightly golden brown. *The link above to the cacao butter is an amazon link that gives us a small commission if you choose to make a purchase. *Nutrition information is a rough estimate.

Serving: 1 bars Calories: 254 Carbohydrates: 11.2 g Protein: 2.6 g Fat: 23.5 g Saturated Fat: 4.8 g Trans Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 22 mg Fiber: 3.2 g Sugar: 5.6 g

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