Healthy Cherry Ripe Valentine Treats

Valentines day is fast approaching, and how is this for a set up? Healthier cherry ripe chocolate made with Unicorn Superfoods Berrylicious Blend! 🫐

These chocolates are:
✅ Raw/ no-bake
✅ Vegan
✅ Gluten free
✅ Free from refined sugar

Ingredients (makes approx 15 1.2inch hearts)

1 1/4c cherries
1c desiccated coconut
1/2c shredded coconut
1/3c (+1T) coconut oil (melted)
1tsp vanilla
2-3 tsp maple syrup
2-3 tsp @unicornsuperfoods Berrylicious Blend
275g dark chocolate

Method

Place cherries in a food processor until coarsely chopped
In a bowl, add cherries, coconut, vanilla, maple syrup and coconut oil and mix until well combined
Scoop and press the mixture into your desired mould (don't have a heart mould? no problem - I also used silicone muffin pan to make discs- or you can use a loaf tin and cut to make bars). Put in the freezer for 2 hours to set (I left mine overnight).
Melt 275g dark chocolate with 1T coconut oil in a bowl over the saucepan. Mixing continuously so the chocolate does not burn- turning off gas just before all chocolate is melted as the warmer choc will finish the process.
Remove the hearts from the freezer and use a fork to dip and coat them in the melted chocolate (Work quickly! As the chocolate gardens fast!). Once coated sit them on a tray lined with baking paper and return to the fridge or freezer to set and store.
To decorate- you can drizzle some melted chocolate over to make some lines, and top with freeze dried strawberries.
Eat and enjoy!

Recipe and imagery by the very talented @thescientistskitchen ❤️