One of the things Sarah has been missing is.....sweets. So for Mother's Day I decided she needed some chocolate covered strawberries, but the chocolate had to be "clean". To the Google I went! After reading through some chocolate recipes I settled on one. It took me about 10 mins to make and oh boy was the chocolate good. I dipped some strawberries in the chocolate and then let them cool.
Needless to say, the Mother's Day gift was a hit. She was able to stay on her nutrition plan but still have some sweets and I was able to learn a new trick! We will both be able to eat these bad boys in the future. Win-win-win.
Contrary to what may have been previously posted, these are not completely sugar free and the recipe is not my own, but no sweetener was added except for honey. I got the recipe here and I plan on using this as a base to make some pretty good sweets moving forward. Here's how you make the chocolate:
On low heat, mix everything below in a sauce pan and whisk until there are no lumps.
3/4c Coconut Oil
1/2c Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2c Honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
I lined a pan with wax paper, dipped some big strawberries in the chocolate (strawberries had been rinsed and patted dry) and then put the strawberries in the fridge to let the chocolate harden. Then after about 5 min, I re-dipped them. The chocolate I didn't use, I put in another pan on wax paper and put in the fridge to let it harden into bars.
Sarah:
Wow! The chocolate was amazing! I kind of preferred it to the non-clean chocolate I would have eaten a week ago! I could have eaten all of the strawberries in one sitting but I limited myself to only 2 and MAYBE one tablespoon of the chocolate bars Jason made.
Looking at the list of ingredients Jason used, I felt okay letting Aria have her very first taste of chocolate today. She is almost 18 months old and we are very strict about not giving her any sugary foods or drinks. Her only source of sweets is berries. She did of course like it but after less than 1/2 a tablespoon I asked her if she wanted berries and she was happy to accept them instead.
I love my baby and I'm still not ready to give her sweets. Today she did enjoy her first popsicle as well which I made last night by pureeing 1/4 cup of water, blackberries and strawberries. I put the puree in my Baby Bullet storage container and used Aria's plastic spoons to stick in the middle to act as the popsicle stick.
I had a great (and healthy) Mother's Day with my family! I am truly blessed with amazing people in my life! I'm looking forward to getting back into the gym tomorrow as we start week 2!
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