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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween is my most favorite holiday in the whole wide world. There is something magically delicious about this time for me; something that brings out my creativity in a way that nothing else can. And what better way to over-indulge myself than to celebrate all month long through VeganMofo?! I’m like a little girl unable to sleep on Christmas Eve…but for 30 days straight.

Raw Chocolate Bars - Fork & Beans

{If you haven’t already seen the secret stash, last year I recreated a cauldron-full of gluten, egg, and dairy-free candy bar recipes you can check out here}:

This week, I decided to kick off the month-long celebration with a collection of some of your favorite Halloween trick-or-treats using only nuts, raw cacao, dates, agave, and coconut oil. A very Fork & Beans HAL*RAW*WEEN Special… (See what I did there? Halloween makes me punny!) *cue the sound of crickets now*

Raw Chocolate Bars - Fork & Beans

**This is going to be the base for all the raw candy bar recipes coming up this week so you will want to bookmark this recipe for reference.**

Raw Chocolate Bars - Fork & Beans

Raw Vegan Chocolate Bars Recipe

{Raw vegan} Gluten, egg, and dairy-free

Makes 1/2 c. raw chocolate

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 c. coconut oil, melted
  • 6 heaping Tbs of raw cacao powder (or regular unsweetened cocoa powder will do, if you don’t have cacao)
  • 4 Tbs of maple syrup
  • pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix all of the ingredients into a bowl.
  2. Pour into a chocolate mold. Freeze for 15 minutes or until set.

*OR*

3.  Store raw chocolate in fridge until ready to use.

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. Jan Bowden

    Hi, just googling for choc keto recipes and came across yours…. which look delicious!
    Just love the shape of the choccies and wondering did you use a mould for bars and separate or a special mould?

  3. Ria

    Made this with honey instead of maple syrup (as that is quite expensive in NL), and added almonds and raisins. It is soooo good! It’s yelling at me from the freezer: ‘eat meeeee eat meeee’. Haha. No. Seriously. But I can’t wait to experiment with adding different things! Thank you so much for the recipe!

    • Cara

      I thought I was the only one who felt like her food talked to her 😉 So happy to hear this Ria! Have fun playing around with different additions.

  4. emilyriddy@gmail.com

    I’m not sure where I went wrong with this – I followed the quantities exactly but the chocolate came out so cocoa-y that it was too bitter and sour to eat!

    • Cara

      Hmmmm, okay let’s start with the first question: Any chance your cocoa powder is expired and has gone bad?

  5. Marisa

    Hi Cara,
    Found your blog today, and this amazing chocolate bar recipe…
    Have a question though….
    When I finish making the chocolate bar, how should I keep it?
    In a cupboard or fridge? and wrapped in foil or film?

  6. Ann

    Would I be able to chop these up to use in cookies? Or would they melt? Maybe if I froze them first.. Someone please let me know if you have tried this. This recipe sounds delicious!

  7. Justine

    I love your blog and all your recipes! I was wondering how you melt the chocolate after you store it in the fridge. I want to make a large batch of this and have it handy when I need it. Do you melt the whole batch and keep re-refrigerating it? Thanks!

    • Cara

      Hey Justine! Do you mean after you make the entire chocolate bar, how do you melt that after being in the fridge?

      • Regan Voorhies

        Hey I was just wandering if there was a way to make these chocolate bars if you don’t have a chocolate mold. I do have a mini cupcake pan. Thanks for your help!

  8. Leah

    mine always turns out lumpy, any ideas of what I’m doing wrong. Or how I can fix it

    • Cara

      you can try sifting your cocoa powder first or it even just might be a simple fix like adding a little more liquid. It just sounds like you have a thick chocolate batter that needs to be smoothed out with a little more melted coconut oil, maybe coconut butter to get a little wild, or if you use maple syrup, etc, you can add more of that.

      • Camille

        Hi! So I just made this recipe and it seems that the maple syrup did not quite mix as there are little globs of still liquid maple syrup that are sweet while other parts are basically 100% cocoa… I don’t know if I mixed it wrong or what . . . Any tips would be appreciated 🙂

    • Megan

      If your coconut oil is above 75 degrees it’ll be liquid. I just made them with honey instead of maple syrup and they are delicious!

  10. Toni

    I know this is an older post but I just love this recipe for raw chocolate bars. I’ve made it several times. I feel better about eating this rather than Nestle dark chocolate chips (though I love them!).
    Your recipe has no refined sugar — and I get a nice chocolate flavor.
    Do you have any idea what the calorie content is in the recipe?
    If not, do you have any idea how I can find out?
    It’s mostly for curiosity sake than anything.

    Thank you for posting it!

    • Cara

      Toni, I love hearing this, YAY! I’m a sucker for tasty recipes that are easy and healthier 🙂 I’m not sure about the calorie count but I know there are spots online that you can enter in the recipe and it will calculate it for you. Good luck! xo

    • Cara

      Absolutely Michal! Just check the sweetness according to your own preference (you might need to add more/less depending on the sweetness of the date syrup vs. maple).

  12. Delta

    yum! Now if I could only find a white chocolate recipe in the next couple of days I would be in heaven. Need to make a skeleton and have you ever seen yellow bones? 🙂

    • Delta

      (just in case you’re even more insanely awesome than you already are and would have a recipe for it I haven’t seen) I guess I should add that it has to be soy free and nut free due to allergies in the classroom. Nuts are the one thing my kids can have but doesn’t it figure that someone else in the class of 9 kids, can’t have it!

      • Cara

        I actually do have a recipe I have been sitting on–I doodle ideas in a book and have been formulating one for raw white chocolate 🙂 Just for you, I will try my best to have it out by tomorrow, how does that sound? However, do note that the main ingredient will be raw cacao butter and it can be a pricey item ($25 a bag, unfortunately). It’s the main reason why I have been hesitant with making it but for YOU, anything 🙂 xo!

        • delta

          I have 2 bags of it ready and waiting. And this is why I love you :). Thank you thank you thank you, you are my hero!

          • Delta

            YES!! I’ll supply the groceries you do the cooking, sounds like an amazing deal! And I had planned to make 2 dozen skeletons for school parties and didn’t know how much each bag would make. If we were neighbors, would you make them for me lol

  13. Lisa

    Hey Cara
    Found your blog just today via RawFoodRehab on FB and your raw peppermint patty recipe stopped me dead in my tracks. I can’t wait to try it (esp since I have all the ingredients on hand!!). Thanks so much for sharing this and I can’t wait to see what ghoulish creations you come up with next 🙂
    I want to try your raw chocolate bar recipe (I’m notoriously bad with candy making 🙁 ) Is there a particular size of mold that you use?
    Happy HAL RAW WEEN!

  15. Heather

    Whoot Whoot Cara’s back, better than ever (and you were pretty freakin’ awesome before!) – you are so talented and I have missed your posts – love the bloggy makeover with the Halloweeb theme, you have me so excited for halloween!!! xo

    • Cara

      My only concern is that the syrup adds a thickness to the chocolate, not to mention sweetness. You can try honey or agave too, but if these options aren’t what you are into, give sugar a try and then let me know if it works. I just can’t guarantee it will since I haven’t tried it 🙂 Good luck! xo

  23. Mandee

    Wow, I’ve always thought making raw choccie would be hard but I love how simple this is! Loving the look of your blog, too!

    • Cara

      I always thought raw foods were complicated and impossible, myself. But dabbling into this world over the past couple of months, I am beginning to realize that it is far from it! Thanks for the comment, Mandee–glad you like all of my Halloween touches 🙂

  25. Nina

    Ahhhh, lovely! So looking forward to this month long festivities.
    I’d better get cracking and make these chocolate bars. 🙂
    Thank you Cara!

  27. Laurel

    Ooh, the blog is like an old Vincent Price movie. I think I’m too spooked to eat dead and buried chocolates. Exhuming the coffin alone made me pass out.

  29. Jenny

    I’ve super duper excited about seeing what you are doing this month. “Halloween makes you punny.” 🙂 Will try this recipe!

  31. Cadry's Kitchen

    I so know what you mean! I couldn’t sleep last night either. Your new header and profile pic are SO MUCH FUN! They really set the tone. I absolutely cannot wait to see what comes out of that creative mind of yours next!!

    • Cara

      Kathy, I got the coffin at Michael’s last year but didn’t get a chance to use it til now. Hopefully they still have a stash this year. Fingers crossed! xo

  34. Rebecca W.

    delicious! just discovered your blog through corinna, darling! i’m so happy to have found it! halloween (well, mostly because it exists in fall) is one of my favorites too.

    • Cara

      Welcome, Rebecca! So happy you found your way over here–I’m so happy to see your face! Hope you enjoy the Halloween festivities over here at Fork and Beans…xo, Cara

  35. Kristy

    I love how much you went all out, Cara! I am so impressed- your profile pic is just plain awesome! Great first MoFo post! I can’t wait to see all the ways I can use this raw chocolate!

    And who knew making raw chocolate was so easy? So fantastic!

  37. Richa

    wowzers! i love that coffin full of chocolate.. and your new header! you have put in some major work in this! i cant wait for your other puns!

    • Cara

      Isn’t that coffin fun??? Thank you Michael’s 🙂
      So happy that you appreciate my lame humor. I knew that there was someone out there who would… xo!

  38. ohladycakes

    Gah! Love raw chocolate – I’ve been filling mine with date caramel as of late. A D D I C T E D. I need to go buy new jeans.

    I’m actually being serious.

    <3U

    • Cara

      Oooooohhhh and sprinkled with some sea salt. Mouth is currently watering… I could actually go for some Oh Ladycakes raw apple pie 🙂 I’ve decided that a bigger size of jeans is worth it when you eat good crap like that…

  40. Baker Bettie

    Cara, oh Cara. How I love you and your corny humor. “HawRAWween?!” I am at the airport right now and I literally almost spit my coffee at my computer and I am sitting here giggling awkwardly picturing you saying it in the most adorable voice. These are perfect. I can’t wait to see all your amazing creativity this month!

  41. Ashley F.

    Um, yes please – to all the vegan candy bars 🙂 I also love your header and profile images – totally adorable! I am in the costume business so I LOVE Halloween as well – can’t wait to read the rest of your MoFo posts! I definitely need to get out and buy a chocolate mold this week.

    • Cara

      Thank you Ashley!! I think you are quickly becoming my newest best friend–the costume business you say? You are my kind of gal! Tried to comment on your blog but couldn’t but wanted to say that the Pumpkin Black Tea recipe sounds sooooo good! It’s on my to-make list 🙂

    • Cara

      ANGELA!!!! Ohmygoodness, this officially marks our one year together 🙂 We met at last year’s MoFo–ha! Please tell me you are participating again!

      • Angela Thompson (@vegangela)

        OMG that’s right! How could I forget?! Yes, I’m participating. Not sure how I will do it… My job has absolutely taken-over my life. But I want to do it because Vegan MoFo is the BEST. It truly is something that I look forward to all year 🙂

  45. GiGi

    Hey stop your coffin! Great lead off! Look forward to Mofoing with you for second year in a row. Love the raw footage.

  46. Somer

    You crazy fiend! This is going to be so much fun! All ready loving your RAWSOME Halloween theme, it makes me feel woefully unprepared for MOFO but c’est la vie! 😉 xx

  48. Shira

    Fabulous post and what an exciting start to a fun month of posting! Love all the extra touches Cara…someone has been having a blast 😉 Looking forward to all the treats! X

    • Cara

      I have officially put down “Enjoys Halloweenifying my blog” as one of my hobbies now. I’m obsessed and can do so for hours 🙂 xo!

  49. Kristina

    I LOVE HALLOWEEEEEEEEN!!! and I love you, and your creativity, and cacao, and raw. I love that you are participating in MoFo again – looking forward to your treats!

  50. Brooke (Crackers on the Couch)

    Looks great, Mama! Yuuuum! Question, though. Is maple syrup considered raw? I thought they boil the snot out of it but I could be wrong. Also, I literally stayed up all night watching the Graham Norton show on YouTube so I might also be out of my freaking mind. At any rate, shut up, Brooke, chocolate! I love your updated look, too! Perfect for the season!

  51. Caitlin

    yay! the most wonderful time of the yearrrr! your raw chocolate looks so good, i can’t wait to see what you do with it this week!!! ahem..butterfingers perhaps? *bats eyes*

  52. Amanda

    I do remember last MoFo and your recipes were amazing! I am very excited about your Halloween treats too! And your raw chocolate has been bookmarked! 🙂

    • Cara

      You are always so amazingly kind to me, Amanda! xo. Excited to see what Newman Improved has up her sleeve this month 🙂

  53. Alexia @ NamasteYoga

    oh yeah, this is how i make my chocolate at the moment! except i have been using coconut BUTTER, it somehow tastes much more smooother in the mouth! oh coconut butter, cacao powder, some maca and gojis.. yum! i have also tried matcha (green tea powder) and it gives you a real caffeine kick 🙂

  54. Abby

    I love your new header and posters. I can’t even figure out how to change mine to save the life of me, so you get HUGE props for that (not to mention, you know, the rest of the blog content of course.)

    This is my first year truly experiencing Vegan Mofo and I can’t wait to see what my favorite bloggers (literally) cook–or uncook–up. Yay!

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