This better-than-store-bought chocolate bark just may change your life. Raw cacao, coconut oil, and almond butter melt into a rich and chocolatey bite that will leave your endorphins buzzing. Have a little fun and top it with your favorite nuts or dried fruit. My personal favorite combo is a drizzle of almond butter and flaky sea salt. The added adaptogens and CBD are bonus bliss-boosters, great for PMS chocolate cravings (or any other time of the month.)
Customize it
Try any one of these fun flavor combinations for toppings:
- Chopped toasted hazelnuts and dried cranberries
- Chopped pitted Medjool dates and a drizzle of tahini
- Dried rose petals and pistachios
- Almond butter and flaky sea salt
- Crunchy peanut butter and chia seeds
- Granola and toasted coconut flakes
Excerpted from Super Tonics: 75 Adaptogen-Packed Recipes for Sleep, Beauty, and Wellness by Meredith Youngson. Copyright © 2023 Meredith Youngson. Photographs by Jocelynne Flor. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
- 1 cup ⁄3coconut oil
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp Almond butter plus more for topping (optional)
- 1 cup ⁄3raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp maca powder
- CBD oil dosage according to package directions (optional)
- Flaky sea salt chopped hazelnuts, chopped almonds, chopped pistachios, rose petals, and/or dried fruit, for topping (optional)
- In preparation for setting the chocolate, take out a small baking sheet, plate, or container that’s around 6 x 6 inches (I use a plastic takeout container). Anything that is roughly this size with a rim or sides will work. Line it with parchment paper.
- In small saucepan, melt coconut oil over medium heat. Remove from heat and add maple syrup, almond butter, cacao powder, vanilla, maca, and CBD (if using). Whisk until smooth and combined.
- With spatula, spoon chocolate mixture into prepared vessel and smooth it out until it’s about 1⁄2 inch thick. Add any desired toppings. Place into freezer on a flat surface and freeze for at least 30 minutes, until solid. Use a large knife to cut it into squares, or roughly break up into pieces with your hands.
- Store in an airtight container in freezer for up to 6 months. Take out a piece anytime you need a divinely chocolatey mood boost.
Per serving (if serving 6): 297 calories; 6 g protein; 23 g fat (15 sat fat); 18 g carbs (7 g sugar, 6 g fiber); 10 mg sodium
