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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (130 g) chopped good-quality unsweetened chocolate (I used Cocoa Camino); or use unsweetened carob chips for ACD Phase I
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) coconut oil, preferably organic (USE ONLY with carob option)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) natural smooth cashew-macadamia butter (I just mixed together half cashew, half macadamia nut butter); or use all-macadamia for ACD Phase I
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) yacon syrup, vegetable glycerin, or a combination
- 10-20 drops plain, vanilla, or chocolate stevia liquid, depending on the brand and your desired sweetness level
- 1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 1/4 cup (30 g) coarsely chopped walnuts, if desired
Preparation
Step 1
I made a couple of years ago (and feel free to use that recipe if you can consume other sweeteners). The communion of unsweetened chocolate, yacon syrup and stevia creates an irresistible flavor, a bittersweet blend of cacao underscored with subtle hints of molasses.
1/4 cup (60 ml) natural smooth cashew-macadamia butter (I just mixed together half cashew, half macadamia nut butter); or use all-macadamia for ACD Phase I
In a large glass or metal bowl set over a smaller pot of simmering water (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water), stir the chocolate (or chips and coconut oil, if using carob chips) until melted and completely smooth. Add the nut butter and salt and stir again until combined. Remove from the heat.
Add the yacon syrup, stevia, vanilla and nuts and stir well. Turn the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Chill until set, about an hour; then cover with more plastic wrap and chill until very firm, 2 hours to overnight. Turn out onto a cutting board, peel away the plastic wrap, and cut into small squares. Makes 12-20 love bites. Will keep, wrapped in the refrigerator, up to 2 weeks. May be frozen.
wheat-free
I can’t wait to try this recipe. My hubby is a true chocaholic. I think this will make his day. Thanks so much for sharing!
Oooh, these look so good. I want to make them now, but unfortunately I’m blog-reading at work (shhh).
Wonder if subbing carob powder for the chips would work, if I added a bit more coconut oil (for the smoothness). I can only find carob chips with dairy (??) at my store, and am too lazy to order some online.
The recipe looks so good! How did you grind your own nuts to make the butter? I can’t find the premade butter in my store, but would like to try making my own. Just using the food processor, and were the nuts raw? I’ve not yet successfully made raw almond butter (always end up with mealy mush). Raw macadamia nuts seem to be a bit more oily than raw almonds so they might turn into butter more easily, but not so sure about raw cashews.
It’s easy to make nut butter if you have a food processor. I toast the nuts, then cool them, then process until they form a ball and start rolling around the processor bowl. Keep going for another 5 minutes or so after that, and it turns into nut butter. No added oil necessary (though to speed up the process you could add about 1 tsp/5 ml if you like). But it does take patience! And yes, the macadamias have more oil than cashews, so when you blend them together, it works out beautifully. For a post about how to make nut butters,
Oh my, these look absolutely fabulous Ricki! Maybe I DO need to make some sort of chocolate indulgence this weekend after all!
That looks so good! And off subject, chia ‘pudding’ is becoming a favorite morning treat thanks to your breakfast post way back. You have posted so many treats that are good for the body which makes them relatively guilt-free . . .
Both of these treats are beautiful! I am going to make the fudge for my Chocolate loving hubby for Valentines…..Thanks for the inspiration!
I REALLY want to make these! I LOVE fudge. I’ve got everything but the yacon syrup/vegetable glycerin. Is there anything else I could use?
hope you enjoy the treats! i should go make some for myself
Re: the carob, I am actually able to get GF, vegan unsweetened carob chips here. The only ingredients are palm kernel oil and carob. I don’t know how they make ‘em, but I am sure happy they do. You could try carob powder and extra coconut oil instead. . . it might work.
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