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I asked Adrienne over at Whole.New.Mom if I could share her wonderful recipe on my blog. She is a very talented mom blogger, check her out! Chocolate and coconut….need I say more?! These bars are HUGE improvement from the original candy bar…and you can read all the ingredients! These are not soft and squishy like the original bars, but have a lovely crunchy topping. I have tweaked the recipe only slightly here. You can see Adrienne’s original recipe too for more ingredient substitutions! These would make a fun candy to give away for the holidays…IF you’re feeling generous!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Chocolate Base:
6-8 Tbsp cocoa powder (I used 8, of course!)
3 Tbsp honey or agave
1 tsp vanilla
Coconut Topping:
7 Tbsp coconut oil
1/3 cup granulated sweetener (I used organic cane sugar)
2 tsp arrowroot powder (cornstarch may be substituted)
Almonds halves or slices (optional)
Method:
- Toast 1/2 of the coconut in the oven by spreading on a cookie sheet and placing in the preheated oven for 3-4 minutes. The coconut will be golden brown and smell toasted!
- Melt oil in small pan and add coconut. Stir.
- Add remaining ingredients. Simmer and stir until it thickens a bit.
- Once the chocolate is hardened, gently smooth the coconut mixture on top.
- Place slivered or whole almonds on top. Place bars back in the freezer until hardened. Again, the fridge will work, but it will take longer.
- Slice into squares of desired size and enjoy! They’ll probably be too hard to cut right out of the freezer so you may need to let them thaw a bit first.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
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When her third child was born with severe food allergies, Tessa took to the kitchen to figure out how to feed her family well. Always up for a culinary challenge, their journey has taken many twists and turns! Lots of Paleo, and lots of top 8 free. Good food for families, that's what she's about!
Hi Tessa. Thanks for the referral! Also, I think I commented on your site before. We are still working to get your lemon tarts just right (the gums weren't working well and had to use too much) but they were great otherwise
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Thus the reason i am looking for recipe testers…let me know…if you find a gum ratio that works…! They really are delicious (the lemon tart)I'll make them again to check on the ratios myself! I think I feel my waist line swelling with all this experimenting!