Homemade Protein Chocolate!

Chocolate Coconut Protein

Clean, homemade, quick, easy and TASTY!

I know I have a terrible sweet tooth and when I'm craving something tasty that doesn't have all the additives such as refined sugars, artificial sweeteners and or dairy free I whip up some of this delicious Chocolate Protein. It is still high in fats although "good fats" but much lower in in carbohydrates in particular those derived from sugar than your store brought chocolate and a lot higher in protein. It is also dairy free for those of you who cannot have normal chocolate due to this issue with milk solids.

I like to experiment with it and try different combinations and I have listed my favourites below. Enjoy and try not to devour all of it as its quit energy dense! Tastes like coconut rough & ferrero rochere combined only better and healthier! :)

Chocolate Coconut Protein 

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
• 5 Scoops chocolate protein powder (I used choc proto whey)
• 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
• Dash vanilla bean extract
• Tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• Small handful crushed nuts of choice (I used walnuts)
• 1/8 cup warm water
• 2 Tbsp sugar free hot chocolate (natvia) or add some stevia/xylitol natural sweetener approx. 2 tsp 

Method

• Melt coconut oil
• Mix protein powder, hot chocolate with the warm water
• Add protein mix to raw cacao and coconut oil
• Add in cinnamon, vanilla
• Mix through coconut and nuts
• Pour into a thin pan approx 2cm thick, top with some shredded coconut, should be runny but slightly firm
• Set in freezer until firm

Other Varieties: 

Chocolate Fruit and Nut: Replace shredded coconut with some berries, I like a mix of raspberries and blueberries and used macadamia nuts instead of walnuts

White Chocolate Almond Crunch: Replace chocolate protein with vanilla and remove raw cacoa, add in extra vanilla extract, stevia vanilla and crushed almonds and 1/4 cup oats

Chocolate Mint Slice: Replace vanilla extract with mint extract

Mocha Chocolate: Replace chocolate protein with mocha or alternatively use above recipe and replace sugar free hot chocolate with 1 shot espresso. Remove shredded coconut and add crushed nuts and possibly some oats.

Be creative and mix it up try using the following ingredients: Different flavoured protein e.g cookies and cream, use different fruits, different nuts, grains and seeds e.g pepitas, sunflower seeds, flax, oats, quinoa flakes. Experiment with essences and flavourings such as cinnamon, nutmeg, even spices cayenne pepper chocolate! Play around with quantities to suit the macros of your nutritional plans or guidelines.

Remember everything in moderation, it is a clean alternative to chocolate but remember chocolate is still a sometimes food not an all the time food :) A nice tasty way to treat yourself while still eating clean.

Enjoy: Alice xx