This 4-ingredient chocolate is what dreams are made of. It’s packed with antioxidants, is easy to make, and is refined sugar-free. What more could your taste buds ask for on Valentine’s day? Give me my man and this chocolate and I’m a happy lady.
When I spotted this bag of cacao butter at Organic Garage I knew I had to pick some up. Cacao butter (or cocoa butter) is the pale yellow vegetable fat extracted from cocoa beans. You can find it at most health food stores, specialty grocery stores (like Organic Garage), and of course, online (for my online vegan shopping guide, see this post).
This recipe I’m sharing today does not result in a traditional hard/waxy chocolate like the bars that you’d buy at a store. Instead, it produces a fudge-like texture that melts in your mouth sending a wave of pure bliss throughout your body. It sounds dramatic because it is!
Update: My original recipe resulted in a softer fudge-like chocolate, however I tried a batch the next day without using the blender (I mixed by hand) and this resulted in a much firmer chocolate. I’ve since updated the recipe to reflect this method as I enjoyed it even more.
I strongly suggest using these silicone baking cups if you can get your hands on some. The chocolate will easily pop right out. If you don’t have the silicone baking cups, you can simply line a baking sheet with parchment paper and then drop spoonful’s of chocolate all over the paper or you can even use paper liners. The chocolate will stick a bit to paper liners, but they will still come out.
Freeze for about 30 minutes.
“Clean” every nook and cranny of the blender.
And experience love at first bite.
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Easy Homemade Vegan Chocolate
Yield
12 servings
Prep time
Cook time
Chill time
30
Total time
Ingredients
- 120 grams cacao/cocoa butter (about 1 cup of cacao butter chunks)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup room-temperature pure maple syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice)
- pinch of fine grain sea salt
- Flaked sea salt, for finishing
Directions
- Gently melt the cacao butter in a pot over the lowest heat setting. Or you can use a double boiler.
- Whisk all other ingredients (except flaked sea salt) into the pot.
- Pour into 12 silicone cups and sprinkle with flaked sea salt (optional). Alternatively, you can use paper liners (they will stick a tiny bit but will still peel off) or line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drop spoonfuls all over the paper. Plastic chocolate molds may stick.
- Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. Pop chocolate out of the cups and enjoy immediately. Store in the fridge or freezer until ready to use.
Tip:
Note: I’ve changed the directions to omit the blending process. The blender seems to yield a softer, thicker mixture while simply mixing by hand resulted in a firmer chocolate that poured easily. I much preferred the chocolate when mixing by hand.
Nutrition Information
(click to expand)Instant Hot Chocolate
Simply drop a disc of vegan chocolate into a mug of steamed almond milk and stir until combined. This makes the creamiest, most delightful hot chocolate! It just might be my favourite hot drink yet.
Thank you so much for supporting Oh She Glows in The Kitchn’s blog nomination for Healthy Cooking Blog! I’m currently in second place and would appreciate any extra support you can lend today during this last day of voting.
I hope you have a lovely Valentine’s Day tomorrow no matter what you are up to. xo
Fun recipe! I need to get my hands on some cocoa butter!!! Happy V-day!!
Making it right now! Had tried making other flavors without cocoa it was gross! Thank you!
Also check out kalespa.com Katherine at kale spa runs raw chocolate classes in vancouver. Her recipe one cup raw cacao powder plus one cup raw cacao butter plus quarter cup agave necatar mix together by hand pur into molds and freeze. Best tasting chocolate I have ever tasted!
2nd place?? Whoop, whoop!! You should post this to FB and Twitter! You will win. :)
Hi Angela! This, too looks so good! Will be on a hunt for the cacao butter :) The voting is closed now. Would have loved to have voted for you!
I have made a few of your recipes and they are all delicious!! Lentil walnut loaf, peanut butter cups, red quinoa & sweet potato soup, almond lace cookies, lentil sweet potato stew. Fun to eat vegan with your site – it is the best!!
Sincerely,
Val
lovely! i’m so making these. keep up the amazing work angela! beautiful photos.
Oh Angela, I’ve ALWAYS wanted to try real cacao butter and this recipe just enhances that desire!:) I can only imagine how delicious these are. GREAT recipe and thanks for some true vegan inspiration.
Also, you 100% absolutely should have won. The site that won is… very bacon heavy. When did bacon become a healthy food? You won in my heart!
That looks AMAZING!! I was wondering where I can find cacao butter in stores? I’ve tried Whole Foods and Choices Supermarket but they don’t seem to carry it. Help :S
Oh Angela! I love how you are always experimenting with something new…like cocoa butter! Never would have thought to even look at it, much less buy it… who woulda thought? These look amazing, btw. I think I want to put some PB in the middle. :) yummmmmm
Yes, I was wondering if I was the only one thinking that with a little bit of peanut butter inside, these would look just like peanut butter cups!
Well I have a comment and a question and surprised noone on here mentioned it. Take those delicious looking chocolate discs of yours and make us a peanut butter cup out of them. The only thing that could possibly make them any better is to add peanut butter!!! I’m drooling on my keyboard. And where did you get that twig looking spoon? Soooo cute!! As soon as I can find the cocoa butter, I’m making those. I do have coconut oil, but don’t know if they will firm up as much. Good job!!!
This looks delicious!
Angela, you are a huge inspiration to me and I love looking at all of your recipes. I’m currently slowly transitioning into veganism. I have been encountering difficulties in getting enough protein each day and was wondering if maybe you could do a post on what you typically eat each day.
It’s been hard for me to stay on track and I could use some tips.
Thanks so much!
I looooove this idea if not primarily for the hot chocolate recipe at the end – hot chocolate made from actual melted chocolate is just heavenly! I have been meaning to get some of those silicone baking cups for ages too. Are they dishwasher-safe or otherwise easy to clean?
Btw this is still Anna (from the Guiltless Life) but I launched my new site today so there’s a new site name!
These look so good! I am a chocolate lover so this recipe is up my alley! Thanks for sharing :) Can’t wait to try it in hot chocolate.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I have tried melting vegan chocolate chips and reading the backs of all the powders in the grocery store to no avail. We’re scheduled to get a blizzard next week, so I will definitely have this on hand!
I need to get a frother! and that chocolate sounds amazing!
Just made this using carob powder–AMAZING. Thank you Angela!!
Wow! This is a must try this weekend! Can’t wait to try it.
Plus I VOTED for ya too!
Have a great weekend. :)
OHMYGOD! FINALLY a recipe to use the cacao butter I bought a couple months ago!! This sounds perfect…heading to the kitchen!!! Hopefully will have it posted on Instagram later!! @theveganchemist :) Thanks Angela!!!
That chocolate looks and sounds amazing! I LOOOOOVE hot chocolate. And that spoon you have in it is adorable :)