You’ll love making your own chocolate. It’s a finger-licking-good experience and the end result tastes amazing. Plus, home-made chocolate is far better for you and your growing little one. When you make your own chocolate you control exactly what goes into and omit the refined sugars and additives commonly found in store-bought blocks of chocolate. If you’re aiming for a caffeine-free pregnancy, use carob powder instead of raw cacao (see recipe below).

Ingredients

1 cup raw cacao or carob powder*

1 cup coconut oil

½ cup (or less) rice malt syrup

nuts, seeds, dried fruit, coconut chips (optional)

*or use half and half

Method

Melt coconut oil and rice malt syrup in a small pot over low heat.

Stir through the raw cacao (and/or carob powder) until well combined.

Pour into ice cube trays or a baking tin lined with baking paper.

Sprinkle over nuts, seeds, dried fruit or coconut chips.

Freeze and enjoy a square of homemade chocolate here and there when cravings strike.

N.B. Be sure to emulsify the coconut oil and rice malt syrup i.e. mix really, really well so when you pour the chocolate into moulds the rice malt syrup doesn't sink to the bottom.