TASTE: YOU GOT YOUR CHOCOLATE IN MY ALMOND BUTTER
Who doesn't love a dessert that's free of refined sugar, dairy and gluten and requires no baking at all? I know I do, and these Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups from Aloha really deliver on taste, as well as provide some pretty decent nutrition. They do require that you purchase some of the Aloha products, but I promise they are worth it. Check out the Aloha website as well, as they're always posting great recipes as well as tips on wellness (check out our Aloha select here).
Makes 15
Total time: 35 minutes
WHAT YOU NEED
12-ounce bag dark chocolate chips or ALOHA Superfood Chocolate (Original Dark), chopped
1 packet ALOHA Daily Good Chocolate
1/2 cup crunchy almond butter
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Edible flowers (optional)
1 cup water
12 one-inch silicone baking cups
WHAT TO DO
1. Mix almond butter, maple syrup, andALOHA Daily Good Chocolate until well blended. Set aside.
2. Fill a small saucepan with water and place a glass bowl on top of the sauce pan
3. On a half-size baking tray, lay out your silicone baking cups. Set aside.
4. Fill the glass bowl with the chocolate chips.
5. Over low heat, bring the water to simmer, gently melting the chocolate, making sure to constantly stir.
6. With a small spoon, place a dab of melted chocolate at the bottom of your baking cup.
7. Use a chopstick or toothpick to spread out the chocolate on the bottom so it doesn't sit too high in the baking cup.
8. Place the baking cups with the chocolate in the fridge for a few minutes to chill.
9. Take one teaspoon of almond butter and roll into a flattened ball. Repeat this 12 times.
10. Place the rolled almond butter into the silicone cups centered on top of the chocolate drops.
11. Fill a gallon-sized Ziploc bag with the remainder of the chocolate and when ready to fill the chocolate cups, snip a small corner (about 1/8 inch) off one of the corners.
12. Fill the chocolate cups, making sure to cover the almond butter completely with chocolate.
13. Tap the sides of the baking sheet to level out the melted chocolate, creating a smooth, even surface.
14. Place an edible flower on top of each chocolate cup.
15. Place the chocolate cups in the fridge to set for about ten minutes or until chocolate is firm.
