Happy Easter

We are waiting for the Easter Bunny at our house and trying to sweeten up the wait to make it go faster.  This year, in addition to coloring the eggs and getting some pastel-colored candy, we've also made these amazing chocolates, which are free of refined sugar, dairy, or artificial additives.  The recipe is from Dr. Libby Weaver's book, The Real Food Chef.   Dr. Libby is a holistic nutritional biochemist, author and speaker.  I am a big fan of her work and found loads of eye-opening health, wellness, and beauty information in her books Accidentally Overweight and Beauty from the Inside Out.

Dr. Libby's Healthy Homemade Chocolates

Ingredients:

100 g (3 1/2 ounces) cacao butter, melted (I got this raw organic cacao butter)
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/4 maple syrup
10 drops organic peppermint oil - make sure it is food grade (I skipped it)
1/4 cup cocoa nibs, for optional crunch

Method:

1. Melt the cacao butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then allow it to cool.
2. Add the maple syrup to the cooled cacao butter, then stir in the cacao powder and mix to blend well.
3. Stir in the drops of peppermint oil (if using).
4. Spoon the mixture into ice cube trays (I poured it our of glass measuring cup) and top with the optional cacao nibs.   Freeze until set, then pop them out.

Enjoy!