When we were younger, my sister and I lived next door to 2 boys who were the same age as we were. We would climb the wall between our houses to play and sometimes we would even play ball games over the wall. I remember spending a lot of time with them having fun. We would climb trees, have picnics on the roof or in the Rolls Royce and it was there that I learnt to play chess. At the same time I was an avid reader, and my books included the Secret Seven series. I remember lying in bed at night and imagining that there was a secret passageway into our neighbours house. If I just concentrated hard enough, the passage would open and I would be able to walk there at any time. Of course, this never happened! But if it had, I would have been able to do a lot of things without anyone knowing 🙂 One thing I do not need to hide and keep a secret are these Chocolate Candies. They are a sweet treat that are good for you! They contain ingredients one could group as super foods, and they taste good. I hope you give them a try and enjoy them.
What did you imagine when you were a child?
Chocolate Candies
Ingredients
- 80 g coconut oil
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 135 g honey
- 2.5 mls vanilla extract
- 1 pinch flaked salt
- 45 g cacao nibs
- 45 g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
- 45 g dried blueberries
Method
- Place the coconut oil into a small sauce pan
- Over a low heat, melt the oil
- Add the cocoa, honey, vanilla and salt and whisk to mix
- Stir in the nibs, nuts and berries
- Remove from the heat and pour into a lined baking tin
- Place into the fridge to set before cutting into candies
Notes
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Sounds delicious! 🙂 xx
Thanks Tami xxx
These sound heavenly Tandy.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thanks Mandy xox
Great memories – picnics in a Rolls Royce, how fantastic! Love the chocolates, I need to try and track down some coconut oil, I am starting to see it appearing in recipes all over the place.
You should be able to find it at Tesco’s! If not, a good health shop will have some 🙂
i would have a hard time staying away from the bowl of these!
Which is why I don’t make them too often 🙂
Oh, I would be very happy to find these in my Christmas stocking – Tandy:)
Just remember to keep the stocking in the fridge Rachel 😉
Hi Tandy, love this combination of sweet and savory. Pinned!
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did Cheri 🙂
I remember reading the Secret Seven books, and longing for adventures like that too!
They were lucky kids! Thanks for the visit Beth 🙂
You sure did have a fun childhood, Tandy! Boys didn’t rule in your neighbourhood, I must say! So glad you didn’t keep this recipe secret. Love the colours with the pistachio sticking out for a tease :P…
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Thank you Julie and Alesah 🙂 There were more girls in our street than boys, which helped.
I am weak for chocolate, so you can imagine how I reacted when I saw this Tandy. This looks wonderful.
Thanks Kay 🙂
oh wow! I love this recipe!
I have all ingredients, so I’ll definitely give it a try!
Have a wonderful week ahead.
Hope you enjoy them Marcela 🙂
These chocolate candies look delicious as always Tandy! I had a vivid imagination as a child and talked to myself and did imaginary role play. But better than watching t.v. for sure!!
We didn’t have TV as kids so we had to use our imagination 🙂
TV marathon + these candies in a bowl next to me = dangerous 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I could well imagine that!
They look fantastic and the fact that they have healthy bits makes them even more tempting! 😀
Which is probably why I ate so many 🙂
I was more a Nancy Drew girl myself but I know what you mean about imagination! I really like cocao nibs (though many don’t). I’m all out of cocoa powder but if I get some of that, I can make these from what’s in my fridge. cheers!
I read Nancy Drew as well 🙂 I love that with this recipe you can change it to suit what you have on hand.