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Honey Coconut Chocolates

Last updated: Dec 18, 2024 | Published: Jun 29, 2019

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Subtly sweet with a hint of almonds, you'll soon be addicted to these melt in your mouth honey coconut chocolates.

Who knew it was so easy to make your own chocolates?

Have you noticed how many specialty and niche chocolate bars are available these days? With creative flavor combinations and unique textures, most of them are pretty good, too. I’m not sure there's ever been a time in history when we've had such a selection of chocolate to choose from.

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  • 🍯 Honey Mama Chocolates
  • 🍫 Ingredients
  • 🌡️ Special Equipment
  • 🍳 Instructions
  • 💭 Thought Process
  • 📋 Top Tip
  • 🧂 Variations
  • 🧊 Storage
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Comments

I'm not talking about the dollar bars at the grocery store register. These are chocolates you’ll find in small local businesses such as food co-ops, markets, chocolate shops, and gift stores. You may find some in the specialty or local section of a supermarket, but probably not in the traditional candy aisle.

🍯 Honey Mama Chocolates

The other week a friend asked me if I had tried a Honey Mama bar. I had never heard of Honey Mama, let alone tried their bars. So she brought one over to sample along with a recipe for us to attempt a version of our own. It was fantastic!

Honey Mama is based in Portland, Oregon, and makes chocolate bars with just five ingredients – raw honey, cacao powder, coconut oil, pink salt, and sprouted almonds or shredded coconut. They’re organic, direct trade, non-GMO, and free of soy, eggs, dairy, and gluten.

It’s a softer chocolate bar that’s almost fudge-like, which is why you’re supposed to keep it refrigerated. I loved the strong taste of honey and coconut that came through with each bite. And it was totally unique compared to the chocolate I’ve had lately. I had to stop myself from eating it all.

🍫 Ingredients

Making these chocolates is such a quick and simple process that uses ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen pantry.

Here's what you'll need:

  • dark chocolate
  • cocoa powder
  • almonds
  • honey
  • coconut oil
  • coconut flakes
  • flaky salt
  • vanilla extract
  • various flavorings such as dried fruits and nuts

🌡️ Special Equipment

That said, there are a few essential pieces of equipment you'll need to make these honey coconut chocolates at home.

Thermometer: You're making candy and getting the temperature right is key. If you don't have one get yourself either a candy thermometer (cheapest option) or a digital thermometer.
Food processor: The coconut and almonds need to be pretty finely ground, so this is important.
Ice cube tray: This acts as a chocolate mold. Preferably, use a silicone one so it's easy to pop the chocolates right out. Is this 100% essential? Maybe not. If you don't mind freeform chocolates, you could try to shape them on a baking sheet lined with parchment but I haven't tried this.

🍳 Instructions

Grab your food processor and let's get started!

food processor with cocoa powder, almonds and coconut
Looking good already!

Grind the almonds, coconut flakes, and cocoa powder until you have a fine crumb.

coconut oil and honey in a pan
A thermometer is key to creating chocolate with the perfect consistency.

You then want to heat the honey and coconut oil in a small pan until it reaches about 245 degrees.

a pan with chocolate ingredients being stirred
Stir well to combine all of the ingredients.

Off heat, combine the two mixtures until blended, and then divide them up in a silicone ice cube tray. Add your flavorings, pop the tray in the freezer and you're done!

💭 Thought Process

Our first attempt was delicious, but the consistency was a bit off. Ours had more of a bite compared to the almost melting nature of the original Honey Mama bar.

When I tried the recipe again, I cooked the honey and coconut oil to a slightly lower temperature hoping that would create a softer texture. I also used both the almonds and coconut flakes, since I thought our bar was a little light on coconut flavor.

I knew I would devour the bar too quickly and instead of making one large bar, decided to make small pieces using a silicone ice cube tray.

Not only did this help create individual portions, but it also reduced the prep time and allowed me to flavor each cube differently. I added some chopped candied ginger and ground cardamom into a few, almonds and dried cherries in others, and sprinkled flaky sea salt over them all.

That all said, these don't really compare to the Honey Mama bars. But at the end of the day, it’s a quick and simple approach to making specialty chocolate that you can customize to your liking. It's a great activity to make with kids, too.

📋 Top Tip

Keep in mind that when solid, you'll pop the chocolates out of the mold (ice cube tray) and the bottom of the mold will create the nicer end of chocolate. So if you want toppings on your chocolate, put them in the bottom of the mold before pouring in the chocolate. Personally, I preferred the look of sprinkling salt over my chocolates after popping them out of the tray.

🧂 Variations

Flavors: There are no limits to how you can flavor your chocolate. Think dried fruits, nuts, spices, and nut butters, for starters. Take a look at some of your favorite chocolate companies (one of mine) and see what you might be able to replicate at home with your honey coconut chocolates.
Chocolate: Try milk chocolate or chocolate with varying degrees of cacao.
Honey: Honey is not optional or easy to substitute in this recipe. Sorry. Look for honey produced by a small business in your local community for the best quality and most health benefits. Check your farmers market.
Almonds: You could probably use another nut instead, but I haven't tried this. Let me know if you do!
Coconut Oil: It's important to use coconut oil because it solidifies under 74 degrees, which helps to keep the chocolates solid when cold. Don't try and substitute this one either.

Love chocolate as much as me? Try my Coconut Chocolate Eggs or Rugulech Recipe. If honey is more your thing, you'll definitely want to make this Honeycomb Candy.

🧊 Storage

Once solid, you can store these chocolates in the freezer for several months or in the fridge for a couple of weeks or more. Mine never last that long. If storing in the freezer, you might want to let them defrost for a few minutes so you can bite into them without breaking a tooth.

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  • Author: Steve Peters
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 12 + (varies depending on size of ice cube tray) 1x
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Easy to make and easy to customize, you'll soon be addicted to these melt-in-your-mouth homemade honey coconut chocolates.


Ingredients

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  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoons roasted almonds
  • 6 tablespoons coconut flakes (unsweetened)
  • ½ cup local honey
  • ⅔ cup coconut oil
  • 4 ounces quality dark chocolate, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
  • flaky sea salt (optional)
  • your choice of spices, nuts, dried fruits, etc for flavoring

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse the cocoa powder, almonds, and coconut flakes until you have a crumbly texture.

Pour the honey and coconut oil in a small saucepan and heat over medium-low. Allow the mixture to gently simmer and bubble until it reaches 245 degrees F. Don't walk away while you wait and check the temperature often.

Quickly remove the pan from the stove and carefully stir in the chocolate, cocoa mixture, and vanilla. 

Once the chocolate is well combined, pour it evenly amongst the squares of the ice cube tray. At this point, you can mix in or top the chocolates with your choice of flavorings

Freeze the chocolates for about an hour until firm. Pop the chocolates out of the mold and keep frozen or refrigerated until ready to eat.

Notes

Chocolate chips can work instead of chopped chocolate.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Freezing Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Snacks
  • Method: Candy Making
  • Cuisine: American

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