Salted Chocholate & Peanutbutter Bites

I made these champs for my sisters birthday dinner. Chocolate and peanutbutter are both winners of their own, let alone when they are combined! Magic. The seasalt lifts the flavours even more.

These bites are full with flavour and SUPER easy to make! You only need 5 ingredients (ok 6 if you count along the salt) and no oven is involved, you only need your freezer my friends. 

For the base you can use any nuts that you like, I like using a mix of peccans and almonds. If you can, make sure you're using good quality cacao powder, preferably  'raw'. Raw cacao is quite expensive but it is loaded with antioxidants and other thingies that are super good for you. 

The same goes for maple syrup, grade A maple syrup (the syrup they get from the first tap, with the best quality) has the highest amount of beneficial nutrients.  

I like maple syrup because it has a caramel like flavour. Using maple syrup as a sweetener is a better alternative than using regular sugar since processed sugar does not hold any nutrients that your body can use, it's just plain sugar. Also, maple syrup has a lower glycemic index than regular sugar which means it affects your insulin level and blood sugar less. 

For the nutbutter you can use any butter you like (think cashew-, almond-, peanutbutter) you like, make sure your butter is made out of just nuts and does not hold any added sugars or oils. I like using almond butter or crunchy peanut butter!

Keep in mind that this is a healthier way of snacking, but there are still sugar and carbs involved so behave yourself.

Enjoy!

Servings: 1 standard square bakingtray full 

Time:

Prep. time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Base:

• 200 gr raw nuts 
• 4 tbsp raw cacao powder
• 2 tbsp molten coconut oil
• 'grade A' maple syrup (to taste or about 2-4 tbsp)
• seasalt (to taste)

Middle layer:

• 240 ml 100 % nutbutter 
• 6 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp molten coconut oil
• seasalt (to taste)

Top layer:

• 50 gr raw cacao powder
• 8 tbsp molten coconut oil
• 6 tbsp 'grade A' maple syrup
• nuts / seasalt flakes / any decoration you like!

Materials:

• square brownie baking tray

Method:

1. Line up your baking tray with greaseproof paper

Base:

1. Using a blender or food processor, blend your nuts until they are finely ground
2. Add cacao powder, molten coconut oil and maple syrup to your ground nuts, forming a sticky mixture
3. Add a pinch of fine seasalt to lift up the flavours (optional)
4. Press your base dough onto your baking tray to form your base
5. Place the tray in the freezer to make the base nice and firm

Middle layer:

1. Using a mixer or a spatula, combine nutbutter, maple syrup and molten coconut oil
2. Add a good pinch of seasalt to taste
3. Pour your mixture on top of the base and place the tray in the freezer again

Top layer

1. Combine cacao powder, molten coconut oil and maple syrup
2. If the middle layer has set and is firm enough, get your baking tray out of the freezer
3. Using a big knife, slice your piece of art in bite size pieces 
4. Dip each bite into your chocolate mixture
5. Top it with anything you like! Put your bites in a tupper ware box and place back into the freezer to set again, or fridge if you want to indulge right away!

Tip: you can also make them into individual cupcake cups comme ça: