GAPS Coconut-White Chocolate Candy
(from greenfood’s recipe box)
Source: Sally K Norton
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves 10 people
Ingredients
- 4 oz. edible organic cocoa butter
- 3 oz. creamed coconut (AKA coconut butter or coconut manna; “Artisana Organics” brand has a nice texture)
- 2 tsp. orange blossom honey
- 1/4 Cup organic sugar or coconut sugar
- 5 -8 drops liquid stevia
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla powder (find in candy-making stores or online; extract might work, but it yields a less attractive color and texture)
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted to a light caramel color
- dash pink Himalayan salt, plus additional salt for top
Directions
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Melt the cocoa butter and coconut cream concentrate in a double boiler or a ceramic bowl atop a saucepan with heated water in it.
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Stir in remaining ingredients, including a dash of salt.
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Prepare your silicone candy molds with a light dusting of finely ground pink Himalayan salt. Or, alternatively, if using a glass 13 × 9” baking pan, lightly oil it with coconut oil, Salt will also be added to the top the candy.
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Carefully pour candy mixture into the pan or candy molds. Very lightly dust the top of the sheet with salt.
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Set pan or pan with silicone molds into the fridge or freezer to solidify.
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Allow to chill for one hour or more.
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When solid, unmold or cut into squares, place in an air-tight storage container, store in fridge