Cacao is rich in the mineral magnesium which is essential for relaxing both your all muscles in the body including your heart.  So if you’re going to indulge, why not do it with a little added health benefit;)

This recipe is dairy-free and requires very little work!

Ingredients:

• cacao powder
• coconut oil
• pure maple syrup or honey
• organic vanilla extract
• various additions: crushed nuts/coconut flakes/chili flakes/sea salt

Directions:

• in a pot over your stovetop, melt half a cup of coconut oil
• add half a cup of cacao powder
• add 1/4 cup maple syrup (more if you prefer sweeter)
• 1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract
• whisk until well mixed
• (if you’d like add crushed nuts to bottom of each individual mould.  Pour mixture into mold
• sprinkle himalyan sea salt over top
• refrigerate for at least 2 hrs or more until hardened
• (I keep my chocolate in a glass sealed container in the fridge to maintain freshness)