“So long as you have some of this in your freezer, you will never have to feel chocolate-deprived again. This is an easy recipe that has been the saving grace for many a Trim Healthy Mama when chocolate cravings hit. The coconut oil helps nourish your thyroid and rev your metabolism—that’s why we call it “skinny.” Even though chocolate is usually hard to sweeten with stevia, the budget-friendly TH Super Sweet Blend works well in this recipe—just don’t use too much. You’ll get no bitter taste with the 2 teaspoons indicated. If you like much sweeter chocolate, or if you can’t be bothered grinding your sweetener, use 3½ to 4 teaspoons of TH Gentle Sweet instead. Skinny Chocolate is perfect for Valentine’s Day sweet treats!!! This recipe can be found on page 371 of the Original Trim Healthy Mama book and page 377 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook!
Skinny Chocolate
Description
Skinny Chocolate (S)
"So long as you have some of this in your freezer, you will never have to feel chocolate deprived again. This is an easy recipe that has been the saving grace for many a Trim Healthy Mama when chocolate cravings hit. The coconut oil helps nourish your thyroid and rev your metabolism—that’s why we call it “skinny.” Even though chocolate is usually hard to sweeten with stevia, the budget-friendly TH Super Sweet Blend works well in this recipe—just don’t use too much. You’ll get no bitter taste with the 2 teaspoons indicated. If you like much sweeter chocolate, or if you can’t be bothered grinding your sweetener, use 3½ to 4 teaspoons of TH Gentle Sweet instead. Skinny Chocolate is perfect for Valentine's Day sweet treats!!! This recipe can be found on page 371 of the Original Trim Healthy Mama book and page 377 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Melt the coconut oil in a small bowl atop a small saucepan of water set over high heat. You may also melt the coconut oil in a microwave.
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Combine the melted coconut oil, cocoa, sweetener, and salt in a bowl and stir well.
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Taste and tweak to make it your own!
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Pour into chocolate or candy molds, ice cube trays or onto a plastic plate and put into the freezer to harden.
Note
Recipe Notes
Page 377...
"So long as you have some of this in your freezer, you will never have to feel chocolate deprived again. This is an easy recipe that has been the saving grace for many a Trim Healthy Mama when chocolate cravings hit. The coconut oil helps nourish your thyroid and rev your metabolism—that’s why we call it “skinny.”
Even though chocolate is usually hard to sweeten with stevia, the budget-friendly Super Sweet Blend works well in this recipe—just don’t use too much. You’ll get no bitter taste with the 2 teaspoons indicated. If you like much sweeter chocolate, or if you can’t be bothered grinding your sweetener, use 3½ to 4 teaspoons of Gentle Sweet instead.
Heads Up: Skinny Chocolate is not a milk chocolate, so some people add heavy cream—that’s fine, but don’t go overboard with it, as it is still an S treat, but not quite so skinnyfying.
The recipe makes about ¾ cup; we hate setting portion sizes, but up to one-third of this batch in a day is probably about right, but that is not a law."
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Optional Add-Ins
- nuts of choice (chopped)
- unsweetened dried coconut
- TH Natural Burst Vanilla or Pecan Extract.
Other Uses for Skinny Chocolate
- Chocolate-Covered Strawberries- You can dip chilled strawberries into this chocolate if you heat it to its melting point. Freeze your dipped strawberries for 20 minutes and then refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Ice Cream Topping- Skinny Chocolate makes a great topping when melted for Tummy Tucking Ice Cream.
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Peanut Skinny Chocolate
You can make a delicious peanut version of this that is not quite as skinnyfying but doesn’t go overboard with the peanut butter. Add ¼ cup Pressed Peanut Flour plus an additional generous pinch of salt, then stir in 1 tablespoon natural-style peanut butter. Mmmmm!
