Healthy Chocolate Dip or Spread
Date-sweetened, low sugar chocolate spread with only 3 ingredients!
Equipment
- Blender, preferably high speed or a food processor
Ingredients
- 2 cups Medjool dates
- 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 1/4 cup almond butter or any nut/seed butter
Instructions
- Place your dates in a bowl or mason jar. Cover with very hot or boiling water. Allow to soak for at least an hour or up to overnight, depending on how dry your dates are. To know they have soaked enough, the dates should be very soft and easily squish between your fingers.
- Drain off the water then make sure to remove the pits from the dates. You don't want to forget one and accidently try to blend it up. Place pitted dates into the blender then add cocoa, vanilla, and salt. Don't skip the salt. It really brings out the chocolate flavor. Add the almond butter, if using.
- Blend until very smooth. This will take a while and you may have to stop and scrape down the sides of the blender a few times. If your blender is having trouble, add a few tablespoons of water to get things going. Taste and add more salt or cocoa if you'd like.
- Serve as a dip with fruit, pretzels, graham crackers, and more. Use as a spread on toast or sandwiches. Keep chocolate dip/spread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.