Vegan Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (without refined sugar)
These tasty Vegan Chocolate-Covered Strawberries are the perfect treat for Valentine's Day and are free of any refined sugar or dairy (yay!).
Ingredients
- 10oz Strawberries (organic if possible)
- 1 cup cacao powder
- 1 cup cacao butter
- 1/3 cup date syrup & maple syrup
- t tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp himalayan salt
Instructions
- Wash strawberries. Lay out individually on a paper towel to dry.
- Prep a double broiler: situate a smaller pot on top of a larger pot filled with about 2″ of water.
- Bring water to a boil.
- Melt cacao butter in smaller pot over double broiler.
- Once melted, combine cacao butter with cacao powder in a large bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add date syrup, salt, and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
- One by one, dip strawberries into melted chocolate.
- Place strawberries individually onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, making sure they don't touch each other.
- Place in refrigerator until firm (about 30 minutes).
- Once firm, enjoy! Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.