Coconut Chocolate Squares
by Aube Giroux on Jun 1, 2016
My brilliant friend Katie brought these coconut chocolate bars to a party a couple months ago and they disappeared in seconds, thanks to urgent whisperings traveling from room to room and ear to ear about the incredible bars someone had just put down on the kitchen counter.
When she revealed that they were made with only 4 ingredients, require no refined sugar, and are relatively healthy (if you subscribe to the line of thought that coconut and dark chocolate are sort of good for you - in moderation - which I do), I was instantly sold.
Of course, whether these are actually healthy or not could probably be debated extensively, but theyre so irresistibly pop-in-your-mouth worthy that I refuse to dwell on the topic.
I know theyre not very farm-to-table so I apologize for the diversion from my usual fare, but when you see a roomful of people clear a plate of treats that fast, it feels like you need to make it your duty to share that recipe with the world. And Katie gave me her blessing. Actually, she couldnt remember the exact ratios, but I played around with the 4 ingredients and it wasnt hard to replicate the marvellous thing of genius she had created. In fact, the ratios are variable, you can use more or less of any one of these ingredients and you will still great results. Gotta love a recipe like that!
My only addition was to add a bit of milk to the chocolate topping to make it softer and easier to slice through.
Bonus is that they take about 20 minutes to make. Give or take an extra 30 minutes to set in the fridge.
Theyre also gluten-free and generally pretty allergy-friendly since they have so few ingredients. Enjoy!
Aube Giroux is a food writer and filmmaker who shares her love of cooking on her farm-to-table blog, Kitchen Vignettes.Aube is a passionate organic gardener and home cook who likes to share the stories of how food gets to our dinner plates. Her work has been shown on television and at international film festivals. Her web series has been nominated for multiple James Beard Awards for Best Video Webcast (On Location). In 2012, she was the recipient of Saveur Magazine's Best Food Blog award in the video category.