I like chocolate. It seems most people do. But again, I read the ingredient label on a chocolate bar and put it right back down. What is PGPR anyway? Luckily, I found a recipe to make my own chocolates with only three ingredients and take about 10 minutes to make. To sweeten the deal (no pun intended), these chocolates are dairy-free, soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free so almost everyone can enjoy them.
First, let me give credit to the originator of the recipe. You can find the original recipe HERE at My Whole Food Life.
The three ingredients are 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 cup coconut oil, and 2 tablespoons maple syrup. I would definitely start with coconut oil that is already in its liquid form. Mix them in a bowl until it's very smooth.
Pour the mixture into a candy mold or a mini-muffin tin. I went to my local art and craft store and bought a candy mold for less than $3. The photo above is the mold I used, which produced 18 chocolates. The recipe was enough to fill the entire mold with a spoonful left over, which I consumed immediately. For testing purposes, of course.
I would highly suggest spraying the mold with some type of cooking spray before pouring the chocolate in. The first time I made them, the chocolates were extremely difficult to pop out of the mold. When I used cooking spray, they came out very easily and took the shape of the mold a lot better.
Put the mold or muffin tin in the refrigerator until the chocolate is set, about an hour or so depending on the thickness of the chocolates.
The texture of the chocolate is soft and smooth with a slight hint of coconut flavor. Because of coconut oil's tendency to go liquid at room temperature, I would store them in the refrigerator, not that they'll last long anyway!
Try it out! You'll get all the wonderful flavor that chocolate has to offer without any additives, preservatives, or PGPR. What is PGPR anyway?
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