If you're looking for homemade vegan Easter chocolates then look no further. These delicious and healthy fruit and nut chocolates are easy to make and perfect for kids and adults alike.
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I managed to snatch a bit of time with just my two big kids to make these delicious Easter fruit and nut vegan chocolates.
It probably won't come as a surprise to find out that they were VERY keen to get involved with this task - even R who is nowhere near as keen in the kitchen as his little sister.
How do you make homemade vegan chocolate?
Making vegan chocolate is easier than you might think. You do need a few ingredients like cacao butter* and raw cacao powder* that you need to buy online or from a health food shop.
Once you have these you're good to go.
You will also need an Easter silicone mould*, although you could use muffin cases* instead.
Get the kids involved in chocolate making
The kids can help with most of this recipe, apart from the melting of the cocoa butter. The bowl gets very hot so this part is best done by an adult.
My kids helped to:
- weigh out the ingredients
- whisk in the maple syrup and cocoa butter, and
- pour the chocolate into the moulds.
As you can see from the photo below this was a MESSY moment.
Cooking with kids - it's messy and impossible to photograph well but they had so much fun!
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How to make these vegan Easter treats - fruit and nut Easter chocolates:
If you have made this recipe I would love it if you’d leave a comment and rating below. Thank you!
Vegan Easter chocolates
Ingredients
- 200 g cacao butter
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 50 g raw cacao powder or cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- A handful of dried fruit and/or chopped nuts eg sultanas, cranberries, chopped almonds
Instructions
- Place about 5cm of water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then place 200g cocoa butter into a heatproof bowl and place it over the water - it shouldn't actually touch the water.
- Allow the cocoa butter to melt and then carefully remove from the heat.
- Transfer to a jug (this makes it safer for the kids as it's not hot and also makes it easier for them to pour the liquid into the moulds). Carefully add 3 tbsp maple syrup and 1 tsp vanilla extract and whisk in.
- Next pour in the 50g cacao powder and whisk that in until smooth.
- Get your silicone moulds ready and sprinkle a little bit of fruit and nuts into each one.
- Carefully pour the melted chocolate into each mould and place in the fridge to set for at least half an hour.
- Once set, remove from the mould and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
I adapted this vegan chocolate recipe from the Minimalist Baker.
If you like this why not try these vegan mango and coconut creme eggs or these mini Easter simnel cakes?
More free from Easter recipes
These chocolates are naturally free from most common allergens apart from nuts. If you need this to be nut free simply add more dried fruit or leave them out altogether. The chocolate tastes good on its own but you may want to add more maple syrup depending on your personal taste.
This recipe is part of a #FreeFromEaster blog series with the following lovely bloggers. Check out their sites for more Easter inspiration:
- Mel - Le Coin de Mel
- Vicki - The Free From Fairy
- Nath - The Intolerant Gourmand
- Emma - Free From Farmhouse
- Nova - Cherished by Me
- Reneé - Mummy Tries
- Laura - Dairy Free Kids
- Midge - The Peachicks Bakery
- Rebecca - Glutarama
- Eb - Easy Peasy Foodie
- Kate - The Gluten Free Alchemist
- Kirsty - Hijacked by Twins
- Chloe - The Adventures of an Allergy Mummy
- Grace - Eats Amazing
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UpperSpoon
these are quite possibly the cutest chocolates I have ever seen.
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks so much x
midge
How cute are these! I love the idea of making your own chocolate - definitely on the list for the Easter holidays! x
Kate - gluten free alchemist
Fantastic Idea Mandy! You are SO clever.... These are fab!
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks so much Kate - they were way easier than I was expecting!
Eb Gargano
Love, love, love this idea! This is probably the closest to healthy chocolate gets - and so cute! Perfect for a #FreeFromEaster 🙂
Mandy Mazliah
I think you're right - and the kids were so proud to have made their own
Hijacked by Twins
Oh wow Mandy these look and sound so good. I have not made my own chocolates before so must give it a go! x
Mandy Mazliah
This was a first for me too Kirsty but surprisingly easy!
Monika Dabrowski
These look gorgeous Mandy! I've never used cocoa butter, is it sweet! I've not used any sugar and only a little maple syrup plus the dried fruit add sweetness, but perhaps the cocoa butter does too?
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks Monika - it's not particularly sweet but you could add more syrup if you wanted a sweeter taste.
emma
These are so cute and such a fun activity to do with the kids. I've never made my own chocolate before - even though I've got a kit with all the ingredients! - so need to give it a go.
Mandy Mazliah
It's one of those things that's hard to get around to! It was much easier than I was expecting x
Rebecca
These are so cute and more importantly, I can eat them! Been meaning to make my own chocolate so no excuse not to now xxx
Mandy Mazliah
Hope you enjoy them Rebecca! Let me know x
Vicki Montague
I love making chocolates like this...so much better for you and super yummy too. Top tip that if you can't get cocoa butter you can use coconut oil instead...just as good in my opinion although they have a slightly coconutty taste unless you disguise with something like peppermint extract!
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks so much Vicki - that's a brilliant tip about the coconut oil as cocoa butter isn't the easiest thing to find!