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These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

Easy Homemade Healthy Chocolate Bars (Vegan, Paleo)

Last Modified: January 26, 2018 // by Tracy Ariza, DDS // May 14, 2016 I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. Learn more here.

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These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They’re vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!
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This year I’ve been getting stricter and stricter with my diet. I told you the other day that I’ve been eating a lot more vegetables and being more careful about what I was eating. Even though I was eating a mostly paleo diet, and had cut out most processed foods, I still was feeling sluggish and have had a hard time losing weight.

One of the easiest ways for me to keep on track is to completely cut out all added forms of sugar, and severely restricting even natural sugars like honey and maple syrup. I haven’t gone back to the candida diet, but I have gone back to using one of my candida diet survival tips for getting through sugar cravings.

When I was on the candida diet, I couldn’t have any sugar, and even had to cut out all fruits. One of the things that helped get me through rough times was to make myself candida diet safe chocolates. I alternated between mixing cocoa powder with coconut oil to make homemade chocolates and chocolate bars, and using organic butter with cocoa powder to make something more like a homemade truffle.

I loved making easy homemade candida diet safe truffles using butter, but now that I’ve been eating a more strictly paleo type diet, I’ve switched over to the coconut oil version pretty much all of the time now.

Sweeteners:

To keep this recipe free of any added sugars, the secret is to use liquid stevia. I find that liquid stevia sweetness varies greatly by brand, so I decided against telling you how many drops I use. If you can’t or don’t like stevia, though, you can switch it out for another sweetener of your choice. I’d suggest a liquid sweetener like honey or maple syrup because those in sugar form, like coconut sugar, don’t really dissolve in coconut oil very well. (Don’t ask me how I know that!) 😉

You can probably tell from what I’ve been writing that making your own healthy chocolate bars is highly customizable depending on your taste and dietary needs. You can also more slightly tweak the recipe to get the chocolate just the way you like it.

These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

Let’s talk coconut oil!

The type of coconut oil you use, for example, greatly changes the flavor of your chocolate. Virgin coconut oils keep a coconut flavor which will affect the final flavor of your chocolate. If you are bothered by the coconut flavor, you can choose an expeller pressed coconut oil instead. Personally, I don’t mind it, so I use the virgin coconut oil which is much easier to find here in Spain anyway. Plus, I use enough cocoa powder, along with essential oils for flavoring, that I can barely notice the coconut anyway.

I like dark chocolate, so I use quite a bit of cocoa powder in my homemade chocolate bars. If it’s too strong for you, you can add less cocoa powder to yours. Make sense?

As for the essential oils…

I love adding mint essential oil to my homemade chocolate almost every time I make it. For me, it’s like making a simple and healthy chocolate mint that just blows the regular chocolate away. Orange essential oil is another great option that pairs really well with chocolate, though, so you could give that a try instead if you love orange flavored chocolates.

You don’t need to add a lot, just add a few drops of the essential oil of your choice, and taste your mixture to determine if you need to add more.

Even though the tiny flower molds are cute and fun, I love using the silicone chocolate bar molds because when my chocolate is finished, I feel like I’ve made the real deal. The bars are fun to break into tiny squares to eat the chocolate little by little, savoring each bite.

These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

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These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They're vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!

Easy Homemade Healthy Chocolate Bars (Vegan, Paleo)

These homemade healthy chocolate bars and mints are super quick and easy to make. They’re vegan, paleo, and even candida diet safe!
Makes around 9 ounces.
5 from 2 votes
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Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Tracy Ariza, DDS

Ingredients

  • 200 g coconut oil
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • liquid stevia to taste
  • peppermint essential oil optional, to taste
  • orange essential oil optional, to taste
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Instructions

  • If your coconut oil is in a solid state, melt it over low heat until liquid.
  • Stir in cocoa powder until well incorporated.
  • Add stevia liquid or other sweetener of choice to the desired level of sweetness.
  • You can optionally add in several drops of an essential oil like mint essential oil or orange essential oil for added flavor. My favorite is mint!
  • Pour the mixture into silicone or other chocolate molds and refrigerate until solid.
  • Remove the chocolates from the molds and store in the refrigerator until eating.
  • Enjoy!
Course Candy, DIY Pantry Foods
Other Diets Candida Diet, Dairy free, Gluten free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan
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Serving: 1.5oz | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1.2mg

One last comment…

It’s just as easy to make a “real” chocolate bar using cocoa butter that is also vegan, paleo, and I think probably also candida diet safe, but I find this version quicker, easier, and cheaper, and don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything so these are my favorites. If you’re interested, though, I can make you those another day.

Category: Desserts & Sweets, Recipes

About Tracy Ariza, DDS

Tracy Ariza, B.A., D.D.S., left dentistry and the United States to found Oh, The Things We’ll Make!, writing to you from the Spanish Riviera. She loves making things herself in order to keep control of what goes in them. While far from perfect, she strives each day to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.

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  1. Paige

    December 9, 2019 at 3:07 PM

    Hi Tracy,

    I want to make these healthy chocolate for my family. I need to ship them. My concern is, will they get soft and melted on the way. As I know, coconut oil has tendency to get soft. Please advise.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Tracy Ariza, DDS

      February 6, 2021 at 8:24 PM

      Yeah, I don’t think this would be a good recipe for sending somewhere else, especially somewhere warm. You’d want to keep it refrigerated in warm climates.

      Reply
  2. Jeff Moses

    May 9, 2019 at 3:13 PM

    Hi Tracy,

    I love this ingredient, email me I am workiing on Vegan Products and Vegan Meals In Dubai.

    Thanks,

    Moses

    Reply
  3. Jon

    March 29, 2018 at 7:51 PM

    Why use coconut oil? Why not just use cocoa butter?

    Reply
    • Tracy Ariza

      March 30, 2018 at 9:49 AM

      Hi Jon,
      Yes, you can definitely use cocoa butter! I’ve done that, but it’s super expensive to find here in Spain. Some people are looking for ways to take in more coconut oil, and many people have it on hand, so I’m just offering another option.
      I actually brought out some cocoa nibs and cocoa butter last night to make chocolate with cocoa butter, but it got too late so it’s on today’s agenda. 🙂
      The other issue with cocoa butter is that if you want pretty chocolate, you may need to temper it (unless you get lucky and it’s tempered itself).

      Reply
  4. Candice @ Whole Health Hacks

    May 23, 2016 at 7:28 PM

    I love the idea of adding essential oils to homemade chocolate bars for a citrus-y twist! I especially love the combination of dark chocolate and orange, so I’ll definitely have to give that a try.

    Reply
    • Tracy Ariza

      May 24, 2016 at 6:45 PM

      Definitely try it!
      I always miss it when I don’t add them in. 🙂

      Reply
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