This thick and smooth homemade & healthy chocolate spread is my officially my new obsession!
And soon… it shall be yours… MWAHAHAHHAH!!
Once you get a taste of this healthy chocolate spread, you’ll never want to put your spoon down. It will forever become a permanent fixture in your palm.
Unless you don’t like chocolate, which I didn’t think was possible, but sadly it’s a real thing.
I even have a few friends that don’t like it, and I honestly don’t know how our friendship ever stood the test of time. Even one of my new coworker friends doesn’t like it!!!! LIKE HOW IS THIS A THING?! I literally eat chocolate every day so this is pure blasphemy on their end.
The chocolate haters I know also don’t like peanut butter?? I’m SHOOK by that too, but maybe there is some type of correlation 🤔🤔
But whateva!! More chocolate and peanut butter for me am I right!?!?
I will GLADLY take it off their hands. I’m pretty nice like dat.
The Birth of the Healthy Chocolate Spread
Okay, so the creation of this spread went through many processes in my little brain.
First off, I wanted chocolate, because when do I not! Second, ya girl was wayyyyy to lazy to be making a healthy Nutella recipe with hazelnuts and a food processor. I was feeling way too lazy to break that bad boy out. No no no, was not going to happen. (Side note: food processors/ blenders are amazing and I highly recommend the
So I had to get creative. What would be the EASIEST and quickest way to make a healthy chocolate spread, without creating a mess in the kitchen?
Then, BOOM. It hit me. Lightbulb moment.
Use a nut butter, mix it with a few other ingredients and a masterpiece, or disaster, could be born.
WHAT YOU NEED
Lucky for you, this baby only calls for 5 ingredients and I bet you have most of them right in your pantry.
- Cashew butter
- Nuts and nut butters can be a great addition to our diets, but what does cashew butter have to offer? Cashew butter may be lower in protein than peanut butter, but it is richer in other nutrients, including iron, copper, and phosphorus.
- The fat in this nut butter is heart-healthy unsaturated fat and contains about HALF the sugar of peanut butter. Sounds like a win to me!!
- Unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey’s is dairy-free, so I used that one)
- Maple syrup – this sweet treat goes far beyond the breakfast tbale Many nutrients are naturally found in pure maple syrup, including zinc, potassium, manganese, thiamine, calcium, iron, magnesium, and riboflavin. [1]
- Vanilla extract
- Milk of choice
If you enjoy this healthy chocolate spread, you might want to check out my other chocolate filled recipes on the blog!!
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- 1 cup cashew butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder I used Hershey powder to keep it vegan
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/4- 1/2 cup milk of choice the less milk you use, the thicker the spread. To make this even healthier I used unsweetened almond milk
Ingredients
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- In a medium mixing bowl add your cashew butter, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Mix together
- Next, add your cocoa powder and stir in slowly. It may be a bit thick, but this is where the milk comes in!
- Gradually add in your milk and mix. If you like it thick, go lighter on the milk. For a creamier texture, add in milk until you get your desired consistency. ( you may be able to add a hint of oil to smooth y=out your spread even further)
