We love making our own chocolate! Chocolate crackles have long been a family favourite, but we’ve given it a bit of a facelift. We’ve added in some extras that have a few more nutritional benefits, and we enjoy them as a sweet treat. We’ve made ours simply in a mini muffin pan, but you could also pour your chocolate mixture into other molds, such as silicon shapes, or into a large tray where you could cut into squares once the mixture has set.
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You can buy all of the ingredients you’ll need from The Source Bulk Foods.
Ingredients
200g cacao butter or coconut oil
¼ cup cacao or unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons sweetener (honey, maple or rice malt syrup)
Tiny pinch salt
1 cup puffed quinoa, rice or buckwheat (or a mixture)
¼ cup goji berries (or your favourite dried fruit – dried cranberries and cherries work well)
¼ cup pumpkin seeds (or your favourite seeds – sunflower and chia work well)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the cacao butter or coconut oil over low heat.
- Once melted, stir in cacao powder, sweetener, and salt until well combines and smooth.
- Stir through the puffed quinoa, fruit, and seeds.
- Pour chocolate mixture into mini muffin tray and chill in the freezer as soon as possible.
Notes
- You could swap the quinoa for any other puffed grain such as brown rice, or grain-free options such as buckwheat.
- You can omit the dried fruit and experiment with other nuts or seeds.