Vegan chocolate- Good chocolate

People say chocolate is junk food. It is high in sugar content, saturated fat, calories. Some people say chocolate will lead to acne breakouts, headache, toothache, and of course obesity... In fact, cocao itself has a lot of benefits to our body. Not only its phenyl ethylamine makes us happy, it also boosts our metabolism, regulates cholesterol and blood sugar. Unfortunately regular pre-packaged chocolate mostly contains huge amount of artificial additives and high in sugar content, which negates cocao's health benefits.

I am recently in love with this Vegan chocolate recipe. It just needs 3 healthy natural ingredients, and trust me, it tastes exactly like normal pre-packaged chocolates! 

Ingredients:

3 tbsp Extra virgin cold press coconut oil (If the oil is in solid form, melt the oil into liquid consistency by heating it in the microwave in 10 seconds)

4 tbsp Coconut nectar/ maple syrup/ honey( note that honey is non-vegan ingredient)

2 tbsp Coco powder unsweetened

Some Shredded coconut (Optional)

Some sea salt (Optional)

Some paprika (Optional)

1. In a bowl, pour in coconut oil, coconut nectar, and coco powder, mix well. 

2. In a container, line it with parchment paper. pour in the mixture.  You can also pour the chocolate mixture in fluted cups. Decorate and add your favourite toppings to the mixture. For me, put shredded coconut in half of the chocolate, and another half with sea salt and paprika.

3. Pop it in a freezer for 30 mins to 2 hours, depends on the depth of your container.

4. Enjoy:)

Tips:

1. You can adjust the proportion of the ingredients to match your perfect consistency and sweetness level.

2. Be aware that the chocolate will eventually melt into liquid form under room temperature.