Healthy Chocolate Dip

Hand dipping strawberry in a bowl of chocolate placed on a plate full of berries, strawberries and blueberries

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Course: Appetizer, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: AIP, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, Sugar-Free, THM:S, Vegan

Keyword: healthy chocolate dip, sugar-free chocolate dip

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings:

Calories: 170kcal

This Healthy Chocolate Fruit Dip is just the thing for satisfying your chocolate craving--without the guilt. Great with fruit, or even simply eating off of a spoon. Bonus--it's low-carb and dairy-free too.

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Ingredients

3 small avocados
5 tablespoons cocoa powder (I love the brand I linked to)
2 tablespoons coconut milk (see Homemade Coconut Milk)
2 tablespoons heavy fat part off the top of coconut milk
(See Recipe Notes for details. Alternatively, use Coconut cream)
1/8 teaspoon stevia extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons almond butter
pinch cayenne

Instructions

Place all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor.
Blend until smooth.
Spoon into small bowl and serve with fruit, nuts, etc.
Store any leftovers in the fridge and use within a few days.

Notes

Sweetener Options: You can really use whatever sweetener you like. The texture might change a little, but not that much. The amount of stevia extract in the recipe is equal to about 1/2 cup of sugar, so you can use that as your jumping off point.
Coconut Milk: I used my Homemade Coconut Milk for this recipe, but you could use any other dairy-free milk, or even milk. Coconut or cashew milk will yield some of the creamiest results.
Pepper Options: I made this recipe using ground chipotle peppers. You can use any hot pepper that you like, but make sure to adjust for the degree of heat with each. You want just enough for a faint "kick", but not something that leaves you with a pain in the tongue.
Almond Butter Alternatives: You can substitute any other nut or seed butter as needed. Allergic to almonds? Try sunflower seed butter or even pumpkin seed butter in this Paleo Chocolate Dip. The nut butter and the coconut milk fat turn the creaminess up a notch. You can omit if you're in a hurry or don't have any on hand, but the dip is so much better with it.
Coconut Milk Fat: You can use either 2 tablespoons off the top of homemade coconut milk or put a can of coconut milk in the fridge and use 2 tablespoons of the heavy thick part off of the top of that after it hardens. Coconut Cream is another option as well.

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