Homemade Chocolate Chips (Naturally Sweetened Or Sugar-Free!)
Homemade chocolate chips (or even better, chocolate chunks) are easy to make! You have complete control over the ingredients -- no funky additives or refined sugar needed!
Recipe by Dawn Yoder on December 16, 2019
Prep time: PT8M
Cook time: PT2M
Rating
3.64 stars (84 reviews)
Keywords
chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, homemade chocolate chips, how to make chocolate chips, naturally sweetened, sugar-free
Ingredients
1/3 cup coconut oil (+ additional 1 teaspoon)
2/3 cup honey (or 1/8 teaspoon pure stevia extract powder, or other sugar-free sweetener of choice (see notes, below))
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (or mint extract (optional))
1 cup cocoa powder (sifted)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Grease a mold — such as a mini loaf pan, a loaf pan, or a square baking pan — with coconut oil.
Melt coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat.
Once melted, add honey and vanilla.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Let boil for 2 minutes, while stirring constantly. Remove from heat promptly.
Stir in cocoa powder until smooth.
Transfer to mold. Press down, using clean fingers or the back of a spoon. Smooth top.
Let cool in either refrigerator or freezer.
Cut into chunks or shave.
Enjoy in cookies, ice cream, brownies, cakes, etc. Or eat as-is!
