Different Ways to Make Your Own Chocolate

When making your own chocolate you just need a few ingredients as a foundation, which typically includes equal amounts of cacao powder, cacao butter and sweetener of your choice. Some people prefer to use coconut oil in addition to cacao butter or instead of cacao butter. With this foundation you can add different flavours and textures.

Make your own chocolate using chocolate moulds, a baking sheet, even ice cube trays! For instructions on how to make homemade chocolate click here.

Flavour Ideas

Add Cacao Nibs or even whole Cacao Beans (if you're brave) for an added crunch and deeper chocolate flavour. Cover homemade biscuits and brownies. The possibilities are endless! Below are some ideas as well as a list of recipes to get you started.

Fruit Powders

Fruit powders add another layer of flavour in addition to wonderful vitamins and other micronutrients that can make

your homemade chocolate exceptionally healthy.

Acai Powder
Acerola Cherry Powder
Organic Banana Powder
Bilberry Powder and Organic Bilberry Powder
Cranberry Powder
Organic Goji Berry Powder
Mango Powder
Raspberry Powder
Strawberry Powder

Dried Fruit

Make your own chocolate covered dried fruit or mix in chopped dried fruit to your chocolate for an added chewy texture and fun flavour.

Organic Dried Apricots

Organic Dried Blueberries
Organic Dried Cranberries

Organic Figs
Organic Golden Berries
Organic Dried Mango
Organic Dried Mulberries

Nuts and Seeds

Add an almond or walnut into the middle of your chocolate mould. Make chocolate covered nut clusters, or fold chopped nuts into your chocolate before pouring into moulds.

Organic Almonds or Flaked Almonds

Organic Brazil Nuts

Organic Cashews
Organic Hemp Seeds
Organic Pecans
Organic Pine Nuts
Organic Pistachios
Organic Sunflower Seeds
Organic Walnuts

Puffed Grains

Puffed grains can get a little soggy from being completely immersed in the chocolate, so we suggest just sprinkling them on top. Otherwise, try caramelising them first in coconut oil and maple syrup, allowing them to harden before coating them with chocolate. This will help them keep their puffy texture.

Organic Puffed Amaranth
Organic Puffed Quinoa
Organic Puffed Millet

Nut and Seed Butters

With the right mould, it is easy to make your own nut butter cups! Or simply swirl in your choice of nut or seed butter for extra creaminess and a nice additional flavour profile. We have so many flavours to choose from! Discover your favourites, here.

Other Flavours

Is white chocolate more your thing? Simply omit the cacao powder from your recipe and you have got homemade white chocolate! You can also try replacing cacao powder with Matcha Powder for a nice matcha white chocolate.

If you are a fan of sweet and salty, sprinkle some Coarse Pink Himalayan Salt or Coarse Sea Salt on top!

Recipes

We've put together a list of chocolate recipes from our website! We have so many for you to choose from. Let us know which ones you try.

Basic Raw Chocolate

Vegan Valentine Hearts
Raw Vegan Fruit and Nut Chocolate
Raw Chocolate Almond Eggs
Cherry Brandy Truffles
Chocolate Covered Cashew Cookies
Banana and Brazil Nut Chocolate

Amanda Williams

Amanda is a local friend and supporter of Indigo Herbs. She creates a variety of content for our blog including delicious recipes, thoughtful articles and valuable “how to” guides. Amanda has lived all over the world and is very happy to live in beautiful Glastonbury. In her spare time, she loves walking up the Tor, cooking for friends and family and being in nature.