By GoodnessMe Box Nutritonist, Melissa Fine. Valentines Day wouldn’t be Valentines Day without some chocolate, or in our case, the good stuff - raw chocolate. Here’s what we’ll be sharing round at GoodnessMe Box HQ come February 14. 1. Single-Girl (or Guy’s) Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Just double this if you’re making it for a special someone. Ingredients: 2 heaped TBS 100% smooth peanut butter (or sub with almond butter) 1 TBS cacao powder 1 TBS desiccated coconut 1 tsp rice malt syrup Small splash almond, rice or coconut milk Handful blueberries or raspberries, to garnish Method: Combine all ingredients excluding berries in a small bowl, mixing with a spoon until smooth. 2. Top with berries to make it look pretty and eat straight-up; I like to serve this in a shot glass ☺ For a firmer texture, cover and leave to set in the fridge for an hour or so. 2. Chocolate-Coconut Fruit Salad Yep, you heard me… Ingredients: (Serves 6-8) 2 punnet strawberries, tops cut off and cut into halves 1 punnet raspberries 1 Cup cherries, pitted and cut into halves ¼ Cup cacao nibs ¼ Cup coconut chips Coconut yoghurt or coconut milk ice cream, to serve Method: Just before serving, add all ingredients excluding yoghurt to a pretty bowl; I like to use glass bowl so you can see everything. 2. To serve, divide into jars, wine glasses or small pretty bowls and top with a dollop of coconut yoghurt or coconut ice cream – Love in a bowl. 3. Loved-Up Five Minute Fudge I’ve added a few extra special ingredients to this go-to recipe of mine, which is always a hit – Try it and thank me later ☺ Ingredients: (Makes 16 pieces) 10 Medjool dates, pitted 4 TBS cacao powder 2.5 TBS coconut butter (from health food stores), or sub with coconut oil 1.5 Cup raw pecans, or sub with walnuts 3/4 Cup raw macadamias 3 TBS water 1-2 TBS shredded coconut 3 TBS goji berries 3 TBS Orgamix Cacao Crackle, or other cacao nibs Method: Add the pecans and 1/2 cup of the macadamias to a good blender (I used an OmniBlend). Pulse several times, or until the nuts have a rough, meal-like consistency. 2. Add remaining ingredients to the blender, excluding the shredded coconut and the 1/4 Cup macadamias set aside. Blend on a low-medium setting until everything is nicely combined and the mixture is smooth; You may need to turn the blender off a couple times and push the mixture down from the sides a few times with a large or wooden spoon. 3. Roughly chop remaining 1/4 Cup macadamias and then stir into the mixture, along with ¾ of both the goji berries and cacao nibs, reserving some for the garnish. 4. Line a small-medium brownie/slice tray with baking paper. 5. Scoop out fudge mixture from the blender and press into the baking tray, flattening and evening out the mixture with a spoon. Sprinkle shredded coconut and remaining goji berries and cacao nibs on top, lightly pressing them down with a spoon so they stick. Cover and place in the freezer to set for 1-2 hours or until firm. 6. Once firm, remove fudge from freezer and cut into +- 16 small squares. Store in the fridge for a softer fudge or in the freezer for a firmer texture. These will keep for about 10 days in the fridge. Happy Valentines Day guys! For more decadent sweet treats recipes, download our FREE Wholefood Sweet Treats Recipe e-Book here.
