Well Easter has come and gone and I got away with it for another year.
H still doesn’t like chocolate!
He wanted a kinder surprise bunny and a big kinder surprise egg – its all about the toy inside obviously! He was a happy boy but had no interest in the chocolate. I totally ate his share and mine!
The plan was to post this healthy homemade golden rough chocolate recipe before Easter but it didn’t happen. Never mind, here it is now and its a good one.
I was super surprised at just how good this chocolate was. It’s vegan, sugar-free, dairy-free and taste so much like a golden rough I’ve called it that! It’s made with coconut oil, cocoa (get the sugar-free stuff from the health food store), tahini, and toasted coconut – that’s it.
Once melted, pour into a dish lined with baking paper and top with toasted coconut. Keep it in the fridge or freezer as it will melt if left out on a hot day. If using moulds add the coconut first and poor the chocolate over the top.
Homemade Golden Rough
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened from the healthy food store - its a super food!)
- 1 tablespoon tahini (I used hulled in this recipe but use either)
- 3 tablespoons rice malt syrup (or your sweetener of choice)
- handful of coconut chips (preferably the unsweetened kind)
Instructions
- Add the cocoanut chips to a dry frying pan and cook over medium heat until golden - watch them close as they will burn easily.
- Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan on low heat. Whisk in the cocoa, followed by the tahini, rice malt syrup. Poor into a baking paper lined dish and sprinkle with the toasted coconut. Freeze until set. Serve straight from the freezer or fridge.
Notes
If pouring into moulds add the coconut first and then the chocolate mixture.
If it is a hot day the chocolate will melt if left out of the fridge too long.
I’m all over this as it looks super yummy! Chocolate and coconut make the perfect team! Thanks for sharing!!
You’re welcome Felesha, yes I agree. Such a great combo. X
thanks! now I have a sweet I can have even on my pre-summer diet :-)
Perfect Claudia. Enjoy, it’s really good. You won’t miss the sugary stuff at all xx
I only use unsweetened coconut now. I really don’t notice a difference in the sweetness of sweets either. I would absolutely love love a big hunk of this.
I’m the same Christie. I think a lot of people would be unaware that the regular coconut from the store is actually sweetened. That’s way I mentioned it. Why do they sweeten everything these day!!!
I just had to look up Golden Rough since I’ve never heard of them before! I am a huge fan of tahini in my desserts – this sounds scrumptious!
I was thinking when I posted this recipe that Golden Roughs could be an Australian thing. I should check that! I love tahini too. I add it to everything. Xx
I just had breakfast but would jump right to eating these if I had some!! I love anything coconut – and chocolate and coconut together… yum!
You so could Meriedith, it’s all good for you. Eating chocolate for breakfast does seem a little naughty though. Maybe we could change that, hehehe. Xx
Drooling right here over the chocolatey goodness.. Mmmm..
Lol, thanks so much Richard. Ive been snacking on it all night – so good!