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Chocolate Fat Bomb

This is so good when you have a chocolate craving that needs satisfying. It is a delicious, melt-in-the-mouth treat which is great for blood sugar balancing because of its’ high content of healthy fat and nut protein.

  • 15 Mins
  • Low GL
  • Serves 4
  • Wheat Free
  • Easy
  • Dairy Free

Ingredients:

 1 cup Coconut oil

 1 cup Nut butter of your choice. Reminder that Cashew butter has a higher carb content than other nut butters.

 2 – 3 tbsp. Cacao or Cocoa. Cacao is the purest form of chocolate and less processed than cocoa

 Sweeten with Honey, Maple Syrup, Agave or Stevia to taste. Remember that the sweeter, the higher the carbs and thus the GL content.

 Splash of Vanilla essence or extract. You can also use Peppermint Essential Oils (food grade) if you prefer a mint flavour

 Optional: coconut, nut pieces etc

Method:
  1. Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan over a very low heat.
  2. Add the Nut Butter and use a whisk to slowly blend.
    Add the Cacao or Cocoa blending with the whisk.
  3. Now add your sweeter of choice,little by little until you are happy with the level of sweetness. Remember to use as little as possible because this is where the carbs are.
  4. Either pour into a dish or into silicon chocolate moulds or ice trays (mine is courtesy Good Housekeeping)
  5. Refrigerate until set, put chocolate squares or moulded chocolates into an airtight container and keep refrigerated.
  6. Great after a meal in place of a desert or regular chocolate.

Health Tips:

Cacao is thought to be the highest source of antioxidants of all foods and the highest source of magnesium of all foods. It has been used throughout many cultures for years for health purposes.

Coconut Oil is a really healthy saturated fat with many benefits, just some of which are reduces hunger, may boost fat loss, reduce seizures, raise HDL (good) cholesterol and more.

Nut butter the benefits vary between the different nut types, but all are a good source of healthy fat and protein.

Just on a side note, if you do choose to eat normal chocolate, choose dark chocolate and preferably steer clear of milk chocolate. When choosing your sweetener and your nut butter, please be aware that your choice will affect the carb content and thus the GL of your recipe.   

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