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Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

October 23, 2018 No Comments

Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

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Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

I had mentioned in a previous post that I had been cutting dairy out of my diet. Finding dairy free treats that don’t taste dairy free has been my mission. Enjoy Life is one of my favorite brands for dairy free and gluten free foods. They offer a large selection of foods that are free from gluten and 14 common allergens, Non-GMO, and made from all natural ingredients. I have tried a number of their products from nut butter bars to trail mixes to their rice milk chocolate bars and I have enjoyed them all. Their rice milk chocolate products are dairy free without tasting like they are dairy free. I am currently expecting my first child, due in January and I’ve made a conscious effort to make smart choices about the foods I eat throughout my pregnancy. Enjoy Life products are ones that I can feel good about eating while pregnant.

Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

I came up with this recipe when I was craving something sweet and chocolatey and decided to see what I had in my pantry that I could create a dessert with. With only a few ingredients, I made these delicious dairy free chocolate almond clusters. Below I will share how you can easily create these treats too in no time.

Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

To make these dairy free chocolate almond clusters all you will need is Enjoy Life’s chocolate chips, coconut oil, roasted almonds, and sea salt. Begin by adding 1/3 cup of the Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips along with 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl. Adding the coconut oil helps to give the melted chocolate a better texture. Place the bowl into the microwave for 30 seconds and remove and stir before placing back into the microwave for another 30 seconds. Repeat that step until chocolate is completely melted. I recommend only heating the chocolate for 30 seconds at a time so that you don’t burn the chocolate.

Once the chocolate is completely melted, remove the bowl from the microwave and pour in 1/3 cup of almonds. Stir the almond/chocolate mixture until the almonds are completely coated in chocolate. Then I used a tablespoon to spoon the chocolate coated almonds onto a cooking sheet lined with parchment paper. Continue spooning a tablespoon amount of the chocolate almonds onto the parchment paper evenly spaced apart until there is none left. Next we add the sea salt to each of the almond clusters. How much you want to add is completely up to you. I lightly sprinkle a small amount on each one just to give it enough for a salty/sweet taste. Finally, add the baking sheet to the freezer for 10 minutes or until the chocolate has completely hardened. Once hardened, the dairy free chocolate almond clusters are ready to enjoy!

Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

Ingredients

1/3 cup roasted almonds
1/3 cup of Enjoy Life chocolate chips (or any dairy free version of your choice)
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
Sea Salt

Instructions

Add 1/3 cup of the Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips along with 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl.
Place the bowl into the microwave for 30 seconds and remove and stir before placing back into the microwave for another 30 seconds. Repeat that step until chocolate is completely melted.
Once the chocolate is completely melted, remove the bowl from the microwave and pour in 1/3 cup of almonds.
Stir the almond/chocolate mixture until the almonds are completely coated in chocolate.
Use a tablespoon to spoon the chocolate coated almonds onto a cooking sheet lined with parchment paper. Continue spooning a tablespoon amount of the chocolate almonds onto the parchment paper evenly spaced apart until there is none left.
Lightly sprinkle a small amount of sea salt on each almond cluster.
Add the baking sheet to the freezer for 10 minutes or until the chocolate has completely hardened.
Once the clusters have completely hardened, they are ready to enjoy!

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Dairy Free Chocolate Almond Clusters

It’s such an easy treat and one that you don’t have to feel too guilty about. I am a sucker for any kind of dessert that combines salty and sweet and these are no exception. Check out my recipe for Dairy Free Sunbutter cups and dairy free buckeyes.

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Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

March 1, 2018 No Comments

Today I will be sharing a recipe for my dairy free sunbutter cups. I previously shared a dairy free recipe for buckeyes, you can find it here. I mentioned before that I have recently cut dairy out of my diet and have been looking for ways to recreate some of my favorite treats in dairy free versions. Anyone else a huge fan of Reese’s peanut butter cups? I love their peanut butter cups and decided to try to make my own candy cup but a dairy free version instead. I chose to use sunbutter (similar to peanut butter but made from sunflower seeds) in my cups but you could use any kind of nut butter. These cups are super easy to make and are ready in no time.

Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

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These dairy free sunbutter cups only require 3 ingredients. You will need dairy free chocolate chips ( I use these), sunbutter (or your nut butter of choice), and coconut oil.

Begin by pouring 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate morsels into a microwave safe bowl. Add 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to the bowl and place into the microwave for 30 seconds. The coconut oil will make the melted chocolate have a creamier texture. I recommend only placing the chocolate into the microwave for 30 seconds at a time to avoid overcooking. After the chocolate has been in the microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir the chocolate. Place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds and repeat until the chocolate is completely melted, stirring in between each 30 seconds.

Next you will spoon the melted chocolate into your candy mold (I use one similar to this). Fill the candy mold a 1/3 of the way. When I used 1/3 cup of chocolate morsels, I was able to fill 9 of the candy molds. You can melt more chocolate depending on the size of your molds or if you have some left over you can save it for a later step. Once you have filled your molds with the chocolate, place the mold into the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.

Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

Once the chocolate has hardened, remove it from the freezer. Use another microwave safe bowl and add 1/3 cup of sunbutter and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between like we did with the chocolate. You want the nut butter to have the same consistency that the chocolate did before we poured it into the molds. Once your nut butter has melted, spoon it into the candy molds on top of the chocolate. Leave the top 1/3 of the mold empty so that we can add the final chocolate layer. Once the molds have all been filled with the sunbutter, place the mold into the freezer for another 10 minutes or until the nut butter has hardened.

For the final layer, add 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until the chocolate is melted. Spoon the melted chocolate into the molds, completely covering the sunbutter layer and filling the mold. Once each mold has been filled, place the molds into the freezer one last time to let the candies harden.

Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

Once the chocolate has completely hardened, remove the candies from the freezer and enjoy! My candies easily popped out of the molds by applying a little pressure to the bottom of each mold.

Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

Ingredients

2/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips
1/3 cup of sunbutter (or nutbutter of choice)
1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut oil

Instructions

Pour 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate morsels into a microwave safe bowl and add 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to the bowl and place into the microwave for 30 seconds.
After the chocolate has been in the microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir the chocolate. Place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds and repeat until the chocolate is completely melted, stirring in between each 30 seconds.
Spoon the melted chocolate into your candy mold. Fill the candy mold a 1/3 of the way.
Once you have filled your molds with the chocolate, place the mold into the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
Once the chocolate has hardened, remove it from the freezer.
Use another microwave safe bowl and add 1/3 cup of sunbutter and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between like we did with the chocolate.
Once your nut butter has melted, spoon it into the candy molds on top of the chocolate. Leave the top 1/3 of the mold empty so that we can add the final chocolate layer.
Once the molds have all been filled with the sunbutter, place the mold into the freezer for another 10 minutes or until the nut butter has hardened.
Add 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until the chocolate is melted. Spoon the melted chocolate into the molds, completely covering the sunbutter layer and filling the mold.
Once each mold has been filled, place the molds into the freezer one last time to let the candies harden.
After the chocolate has completely hardened, remove from freezer and enjoy!

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There are so many different variations of nut butter cups that you could make using these candy molds. These dairy free sunbutter cups are definitely one of my favorites. Find my recipe for my white chocolate and hazelnut butter candies here. What combinations are your favorite? Which would you like to see next?

Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups

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Healthy Buckeyes

January 29, 2018 1 Comment

One of my favorites treats has always been buckeyes. I have always loved the chocolate/peanut butter combination. I recently have tried cutting dairy from my diet and I have tried to find a way to have some of my favorite treats while also keeping them dairy free. Chocolate is one of those dairy things that I can not do without so I knew that was something I had to find an alternative for. I found the perfect replacement with Enjoy Life’s chocolate chips. I was unsure how they would taste since they were dairy free but they taste just as good as milk chocolate chips. I have used these to make almond flour chocolate chip cookies, another of my favorite treats, and they were delicious! I knew I wanted to make a dairy free version of the buckeyes as well. Below I will share my recipe for healthy buckeyes.

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Healthy Buckeyes

These buckeyes are super simple and you will only need four ingredients to make them. Measure out 1/2 a cup of peanut butter, 1/4 cup or maple syrup (I used a sugar free option), and 1/4 cup of coconut flour. Add these three ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir until they are completely combined. Next you will want to grab a small amount of the mixture and round out into a ball (I made mine slightly smaller than a golf ball) and place onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. My mixture made about 9 peanut butter balls but it may differ based on the size of yours. Place cookie sheet with peanut butter balls into the freezer for them to harden.

After the peanut butter mixture has had time to harden ( about 15 minutes), its time to prepare our chocolate coating. Pour 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life’s chocolate chips) into a microwave safe bowl. You can even add a small amount of coconut oil in with the chocolate chips that will help to make coating the peanut butter a little easier. Place the bowl into the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir once time is up. Repeat the previous step until the chocolate is completely melted. I recommend only heating the chocolate for 30 seconds at a time as to not overcook the chocolate.

Healthy Buckeyes

Once the chocolate is completely melted, it is time to coat the peanut butter balls. Use a toothpick to pick up the peanut butter ball and place into the melted chocolate. I found it made it easier to coat the peanut butter by using a spoon to scoop the chocolate onto the sides of the ball. After you have covered the peanut butter in chocolate, place the ball back onto the parchment paper and repeat until each of the balls has been covered. Next place the cookie sheet back into the freezer to allow the chocolate to harden (about 10 minutes). Once the chocolate has had time to harden, it’s time to take them out and enjoy!

Healthy Buckeyes

Ingredients

1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/3 cup dairy free chocolate chips
1/2 tsp coconut oil (optional)

Instructions

Add 1/2 cup of peanut butter, 1/4 cup of maple syrup and 1/4 cup of coconut flour to a mixing bowl and stir until completely combined.
Grab a small amount of the mixture and round out into a ball (I made mine slightly smaller than a golf ball) and place onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Place cookie sheet with peanut butter balls into the freezer for them to harden (15minutes)
Once the peanut butter balls have hardened, pour 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl. (You can even add a small amount of coconut oil into the chocolate to make coating the peanut butter easier)
Place the bowl into the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir once time is up. Repeat the previous step until the chocolate is completely melted.
Use a toothpick to pick up the peanut butter ball and place into the melted chocolate. Use a spoon to scoop the chocolate onto the sides of the ball.
After you have covered the peanut butter in chocolate, place the ball back onto the parchment paper and repeat until each of the balls has been covered.
Next place the cookie sheet back into the freezer to allow the chocolate to harden (about 10 minutes).
Once the chocolate has hardened, its time to enjoy!

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I think these healthy buckeyes taste just as good as the real thing. I look forward to recreating other desserts with Enjoy Life products. What are some of your favorite desserts?