I almost always have these homemade chocolate bars in my freezer. It’s great to have around if I want a little square of dark chocolate, but don’t want a store-bought one loaded with processed sugar and preservatives! This chocolate bar can also make a great gift. You can wrap it in wax paper and give it away to friends, just try to keep it cool because if it’s too hot it can melt!
Homemade Chocolate Bars:
1/4 cup coconut oil (where to buy coconut oil)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup powdered palm sugar
3. Line a standard sized loaf pan with wax paper. The chocolate will make a different amount of bars depending on how thick you want it to be. You can freeze several loaf pans at a time and make a few thin bars or 1 or 2 thicker bars. Pour chocolate into loaf pan and put into freezer.
4. It won’t take very long for the bar to freeze maybe 15-30 minutes. However, if you do want there to be lines on the bar so it breaks into squares like in the picture, take the chocolate out of the freezer a little less than halfway through, so it is slightly hard, but not fully hardened. Then, take a knife and cut the lines in the bar. If you forget to take the chocolate out of the freezer before it completely hardens (Like me! Oops!) you can heat a knife over fire or under very hot water and cut lines in the chocolate.
5. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Sabastian Seahorn says
March 28, 2013 at 9:21 ami want this now!!!
Katie @ Girl Meets Nourishment says
March 29, 2013 at 3:34 pmThis look fantastic! I am going to try to make them this evening for a special treat. You know, chocolate is the best way to kick off the weekend! 😉
-Katie
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
March 29, 2013 at 4:57 pmHope you enjoy them Katie!
Briana says
April 3, 2013 at 7:56 pmCan you use raw honey instead of palm sugar?
Briana says
April 3, 2013 at 8:26 pmNevermind the question 🙂 I just made some with raw honey and it tastes excellent!!! It’s in the freezer setting up right now.
Heather says
April 6, 2013 at 1:29 pmHow much honey did you use?
Hannah says
May 22, 2013 at 12:38 amThis looks delish – Substitutes are definitely going to be required for any vegetarians (who are so due to ethics or environment) as Palm Sugar is a big no-no, unfortunately – as i’m sure it’s widespread damage isn’t reflected in its taste 🙂
cool pair says
June 24, 2013 at 8:02 amDoes it make dark chocolate?
Katrina says
July 12, 2013 at 6:19 pmJust changed from refined to unrefined sugar and so far (besides honey and agave) I only have coconut sugar. Do you think that would work? I’ve been wondering if any of those sugars can be pulverized to make a powdered sugar.
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
July 12, 2013 at 6:23 pmYep, palm sugar and coconut sugar are the same thing 🙂
angel says
July 24, 2013 at 3:49 pmCould I use raw sugar?
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
July 24, 2013 at 4:10 pmI think that would work, just make sure you powder it, like in the instructions.
jaja says
July 24, 2013 at 7:48 pmhi jz wanna know if i can use this in baking or in any desserts that requires chocolate
April @ A Simple Life says
September 7, 2013 at 4:35 pmThese are now our family’s favorite “candy”!
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
September 7, 2013 at 10:52 pmAwesome! I usually have some in the freezer and take out a square when I want a little something sweet 🙂
Halima says
September 25, 2013 at 11:50 amCan I use cacao instead of cocoa?
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
September 25, 2013 at 1:04 pmYes
Halima says
September 25, 2013 at 1:41 pmThanks!
Deborah Davis says
September 26, 2013 at 8:17 pmI am in chocolate vegan heaven! I can’t wait to make these healthy, easy chocolate bars. I usually avoid sweets, but these are actually kind of good for you! Glad I found you on VGN and Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways.
Lauren says
January 7, 2014 at 11:43 amHi! I wanted to make a meltable chocolate that is dairy free and nut free. We have both allergies in our family. Is there an oil you would suggest substituting for the coconut oil? I have pressed palm oil (a natural dairy free shortening substitute), but it’s the consistency of shortening. It does melt, so not sure if I could use that or if you have a suggestion for another oil (vegetable oil or something else that might work better?).
Thanks!
Lauren says
January 7, 2014 at 11:46 amHmm, I may have just answered my own question… I think I remember my sister in law telling me the other day that she’s been using coconut oil a lot and that it’s the consistency of shortening but meltable. So maybe I can use my pressed palm oil?
Kim says
May 20, 2014 at 10:57 amWe recently found out that our 5 year old is allergic to dairy. He has been really sad about not being able to have chocolate. I licked the spoon when I was done making this and it tasted like real chocolate to me. He’s going to be so excited. 🙂
Healy Eats Real says
May 20, 2014 at 1:23 pmAww! So glad to hear that! 🙂
Kim says
August 11, 2014 at 4:42 pmDo you measure the palm sugar before or after you grind it?
Pyra-Danny says
October 8, 2014 at 11:03 amI recently had to go dairy-free too. Have you tried adding anything crunchy to the Chocolate? (Ex: I LOVE Chocolate bars with a little crunch to it like Kit-Kats or Nestle Crunch) But no nuts because I’m allergic. I’m curious because I think if you add ‘crunchy stuff’ to the melted Chocolate before it hardens then the ‘crunchy stuff’ might get all soft and not crunchy anymore. Suggestions?
Emily says
February 21, 2015 at 4:53 pmCould butter be used instead of coconut oil… Like I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter?
Hannah of Healy Eats Real says
March 2, 2015 at 10:53 amNo, I would never recommend using “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”. It is full of unhealthy processed oils. You can read more about healthy oils here: http://healyeatsreal.com/5-cooking-oils-think-healthybut-arent/
Sharon says
February 13, 2018 at 4:09 pmSince I am on a ketogenic diet & also dairy free I was wondering if powdered Swerve would work as the sweetener. Otherwise this sounds like a perfect chocolate snack
Hannah Healy says
February 14, 2018 at 10:22 amI haven’t tried it, but if you do, let me know how it turns out!