Paleo 30-Second Chocolate Sauce

This paleo chocolate sauce is so easy to make that it only takes 30 seconds!  Cocoa powder, coconut oil, and sweetened with pure maple syrup.  Such a thin consistency, yet so rich in taste.  It’s a surefire fondue pleaser and is vegan too.  

While I’m usually not a sauce girl I was craving a sweet dessert sauce, that was also healthy, but wouldn’t kill my skin, mess with my sugar levels, or cause a sugar-high.  And I wanted it to be something chocolaty.

Also something decadent and rich in flavor.

Chocolate covered strawberries were the answer but I didn’t have any chocolate bars.   I had organic strawberries.

You’d think that would end my quest for chocolate but it didn’t.  While my mind danced around the idea of chocolate-covered strawberries the decadent chocolate ideas started to flow.  I was dreaming about chocolate fondue, chocolate-dipped popsicles, and chocolate shells.  In that mindset, I realized I had three ingredients that could make chocolate and make it well.

Cocoa powder, coconut oil, and maple syrup.  Pairing the three together in a small bowl and warmed makes an unreal paleo chocolate sauce!  It was simple, and nutrient-dense by using coconut oil.  These ingredients made the chocolate sauce feel velvety and smooth in consistency while tasting full-bodied and rich in flavor.

The secrets of using coconut oil in chocolate making

• If you freeze it, the chocolate will harden within 15 minutes and stay that way
• If you leave the chocolate sauce at room temperate in a bowl it will remain a saucy thin consistency as in chocolate fondue
• If you drizzle it on anything cold that is at room temperature,  it will harden instantly
• Using coconut oil to make chocolate sauce helps to thin out the sauce

Coconut oil nutrition benefits

• Antimicrobial properties
• Anti-bacterial
• Healthy fatty acid (the good fat)
• Reduces sugar cravings
• Increases good cholesterol

Unsweetened cocoa nutrition benefits 

• Loaded with protein, fiber, and minerals like magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese
• More antioxidants than blueberries
• Dark chocolate is often discussed with reducing heart disease

Always dark chocolate!! Here’s why:

• Anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy, and calorie healthy
• This type of chocolate is healthy in small doses unlike its counterparts milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate
• Less sugar
• Closest to the original cacao bean form which means more nutrients!
• It won’t hurt your tummy or any digestive disorder
• You can enjoy more as it has much less sugar without major calories and guilt
• Good for heart health

Let’s talk maple syrup

• There is pure maple syrup that runs around 15$ per bottle, and then there is the processed, non-natural maple syrup that uses high fructose corn syrup, bad sugars, colorings, and additives.  All of my recipes use pure grade maple syrup.
• Pure grade maple syrup goes a long way.  It is considered an unrefined sugar which means that while it holds sugar it also holds nutrients and vitamins.
• Pure maple syrup is processed in the body differently than processed maple syrup

Always choose gluten-free if you have celiac or gluten-related disorders.

If you want to make this recipe candida diet-friendly omit all sugar sources.  It’s still delish!

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Paleo 30-Second Chocolate Sauce

Paleo 30-Second Chocolate Sauce!  This chocolate sauce can be made in 30 seconds!  It's easy and delicious.  Sweetened with pure maple syrup, gluten-free, nut-free & vegan too.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 min

Total Time16 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Brazilian, Gluten-Free, Paleo

Keyword: chocolate, chocolate sauce, dark chocolate, easy, fast, fondue, no refined sugar

Servings: 2 people

Author: Julie Rosenthal

Equipment

• microwave

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp coconut oil solid
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp dark amber maple syrup pure
• 1-2 pints organic strawberries with or without stem

Instructions

• In a custard cup or small bowl add coconut oil and melt for 20 seconds.
• Remove from microwave and add in cocoa and mix till well blended smooth.
• Stir in maple syrup and mix again till well blended.
• Serve when ready.

STORAGE

• If there is any left put it in the fridge for up to 1 week. When ready to serve again, simply reheat for 20 seconds in the microwave and enjoy it all over again.

For Candida Diet

• Omit all sugar and simply combine cocoa powder, and coconut oil

Notes

• Do not double this batch.  If you want to make more, make each batch separately
• Do not increase the sweetener or decrease it
• Do not substitute the sweetener
• You can use raw cacao or cocoa powder
• I also love this coconut oil
• For Candida diets - Omit all sugar and just use cocoa powder and coconut oil

Can’t have strawberries?  Try my Hemp Seed Stuffed Dates, Dark Chocolate Dipped Apricots, or these Chocolate Dipped Figs, and if you’re looking for something different The Spunky Coconut has the best paleo desserts cookbook that I highly recommend.