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The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance by Dr Jeff Volek and Dr Stephen Phinney

Here’s a way to enjoy chocolate without having the added sugar or additives. One or two pieces of Crunchy Cocoa Candy is a very filling snack or dessert. Watch out, it’s very stimulating!

This recipe is NOT safe for someone on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. This recipe is good for a ketogenic fast.

Many people love chocolate but are trying to find healthier ways to consume it. Let’s Do… Organic creamed coconut has a gritty texture for a coconut cream, but this texture just adds to the pleasant crunchiness of the cacao nibs.?

200g Let’s Do… Organic creamed coconut or other creamed coconut
1-2T organic coconut oil
1-2T local raw honey (optional)
1/4c organic cacao nibs
2-3 large pinches sea salt
Prepare a tray with a layer of wax paper. Heat water in a sauce pan big enough to accommodate a 2c Pyrex measuring cup. Put the creamed coconut and coconut oil into the measuring cup and gently warm until melted. Remove from heat and add the honey, cocoa nibs and sea salt. Mix very well. (I like grinding the sea salt with a bird’s eye pepper and using few large pinches of the spicy sea salt to flavor the cocoa nibs.) Line a 8″x8″ glass baking tray with wax paper. Pour the mixture onto the wax paper and spread until fairly thin. Cool in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Remove the partly cooled candy and cut into 32 pieces.

One or two pieces of candy is very stimulating and would be best consumed in the morning. Cacao nibs contain theobromine which is a nervous system stimulant similar to caffeine.

In a 2c Pyrex measuring cup melt the coconut cream and coconut oil. Stir frequently.

Pour the candy into the 8″x8″ glass baking tray and cool in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

After the candy cools but before it gets too hard, cut the candy into 32 pieces. If you wait too long, the candy will get too hard and will crack like the two pieces in the front.