Here is the recipe on which I base my homemade chocolate bar. This is not simply a replacement for chocolate - but something new - and much healthier as you are getting the benefit of healthy fats, cocoa (great antioxidant), the balancing effect of the proteins (powder and nuts/seeds), and all with low glycaemic load so it wont cause your blood sugar to yo yo. I buy my stevia as a green powder on the internet. It is very sweet and has a sharp after taste so I find need to use it in recipes which include such flavouring as vanilla.
The measurements are aproximate because I tend to throw in handfulls or spoonfuls of ingredients depending on what I have in the cupboard. For now I wil try and be restrained and record the basics as a starting point for anyone who would like to make their own healthy and nutrition packed sweet. I recommend that all the ingredients are organic (Email me if you need any help sourcing them).
Cacao butter - one tablespoonful (tblsp)
Coconut oil - two tblsp (I use Royal green)
- melt these together in a pan on very low heat (I put it on the top of the Aga without lifting the lids). Add all the following ingredients in the order below, stirring as you go.
Half teaspoon (tspn) of Stevia powder,
1 tspn almond essence
1 tspn vanilla essence
2 tblspn nut butter (peanut will do though almond is better) crunchy or smooth.
about one inch root ginger finely grated
1 serving of protein powder ( I use chocolate or vanilla)
3 tblsp cocoa powder ( you can substitute carob for a very different flavour)
about 4 tblsp ground almonds
small handful of sunflower seeds, same of sesame seed, 1 tblsp ground linseed
handful chopped nuts
If you find the mixture too soft just add some more ground almonds until it is feeling very stiff and put it on a board covered with parchment. Use a big enough piece of paper so that you can bring the edges up to overlap and then squash into an oblong shape through the parchment. Leave to set in the fridge and chop up when solid. It is best kept in the fridge though is fine to take out with you to nibble a few hours later.
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