My chocolate coconut butter bars are made with simple, whole food ingredients and organic chocolate chips. Make them next time you’re craving something sweet. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!
Want a healthy treat that isn’t full of junk? I got one for you! Meet my newest creation, The Chocolate Coconut Butter Bar. These little bars are made with coconut butter, raw honey, vanilla bean and soy free chocolate chips. That’s it! They’re so easy to make, it’s dangerous! You may need to keep these ingredients out of your home just so you’re not tempted to make them daily. You are warned.
Chocolate coconut butter bars ingredients and recipe notes
The ingredients for this are simple:
Coconut butter, vanilla bean powder, sweetener (raw honey, maple syrup, stevia, insert your favorite here), and melted chocolate chips. That’s it.
Before we get to the recipe I want to let you know I used store-bought coconut butter. I do make my own coconut butter on occasions, but sometimes the store-bought is just better to use (It’s not as gritty). That said, I’m sure homemade coconut butter will work just fine in this recipe. I also used Lily’s chocolate chips, which are sweetened with stevia. You can use normal chocolate chips or even my homemade chocolate chips in this recipe with success too! Now to the recipes…
How to make chocolate coconut butter bars
This is an easy and straightforward recipe – here’s what you need to do:
Step 1
To make coconut chocolate bars you’ll need to melt the coconut butter in a small sauce pan over low heat. Add vanilla and sweeten to taste with stevia, honey or maple syrup. I added about 3 tablespoons of honey to this batch. Pour the coconut mixture evenly into each square.
Step 2
Freeze the bottom layer of the coconut chocolate bars for 15-20 minutes or until the coconut cream is completely frozen.
Step 3
Next you’ll need to melt the chocolate chips…
Step 4
Top the cold coconut bars with a layer of chocolate.
Step 5
Return the tray back to the freezer for 5-10 minutes or until the coconut chocolate bars are set. Then pop them out of the molds and eat them up!
PrintCoconut Butter Chocolate Bars
These coconut chocolate bars are made with simple, whole food ingredients and organic chocolate chips. You won’t feel guilty eating them!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 Squares 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Coconut Butter
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Bean Powder
- Raw honey, Maple Syrup or Stevia (or sweetener of choice)
- 1 cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips, Melted
Instructions
- Melt coconut butter, vanilla bean powder and sweetener (I used 3 tbs of raw honey) together in a saucepan over low heat.
- Pour the melted coconut butter into the square molds, making sure to only fill them 3/4 full.
- Freeze the coconut bars for 10 minutes or until the coconut butter is solid.
- Next, melt the chocolate chips and carefully pour the chocolate over the cold coconut butter squares.
- Place the tray back in the freezer to set, approximately 8-10 minutes.
- Pop the chocolate coconut butter bars out of the mold.
- Serve immediately.
- Store extra bars in a container in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 5.5g
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 18.5
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 2.2g
Misty
What could be a substitute for the vanilla powder? Also, if I don’t have the trays, what else can be used?
Erin Higa
Vanilla extract should be fine. Any ice cube tray or silicone mold will work!
PC
Hi Tiffany,
Can I replace chocolate chips with cacao powder + honey?
Thanks
Rosemary
Hi, thanks for recipe but what is coconut butter andc2here would I find it please?
theflowerspoint.com
very nice recipe
Pam L
I can’t find vanilla powder in my city & want to make them for Easter so I can’t wait for online delivery. Can I substitute the powder for vanilla pod seeds or extract?
The Coconut Mama
Vanilla seeds will work in this recipe. Vanilla extract doesn’t mix well with coconut butter, so I wouldn’t use it in this recipe.
Jean
Has anyone added some nut butter to the mix? Sounds like that would be kind of a Reeses bar.
Kathy Johnson
These bars sound fantastic. I’m pinning it.
Erika - The Coconut Queendom
These look amazing Tiffany! Homemade healthy chocolate treats are the best.. I’m so exited to start making my own coconut butter, just need to get a good food processor that’s strong enough.
sasha
Tried these today. Had to melt coconut butter in microwave jar to stir. Melted fine in microwave but then when I transferred to pan to mix in vanilla and honey it turned hard. ???
Kelly Larmour
yes, the same happened to me, as soon as I added the maple syrop it went hard, so I added coconut flakes and pressed it into the bottom of a cake pan and it worked well.
Kathy Robertson
How about a recipe with white choc instead? Choc is too bitter for me.
Deb
Can you substitute cacao butter?
Helen Gocher
Please post nutritional facts…especially total carb count for those of us who are diabetics. Thank you.
D
Helen,
I tapped on the product links that went to Amazon this takes you to each product individually. Scroll downto the sellers description and you can see each ingredient and it’s full nutritional information listed.
Maria
I made these chocolate butter bars today and they are amazing. I added walnut pieces to the top before putting them in the refrigerator and WOW. My husband loved them and thought they tasted like almond joy bars. Thank you!!!
Jackycat
So glad I found you…I’m taking 1000units of organic virgin coconut oil daily.. Do I need a higher dosage.. Please guide me!
Melissa
Nutritional info would be very helpful, pls n thx 🙂
rose
Love your work! How come my coconut butter, chocolate bars are 3/4″ tall and yours look so much thicker. I bought commercial coconut butter which is not as white as your homemade!! As you had stated 🙂
Really, really appreciate your contributions to good health!!! Do we know the fat content of these coconut butter, chocolate bars?
Maija
The other day I bought a coconut that had been in the ‘reduced’ rack.
It had no liquid in it. I cleaned it and tried to make coconut butter.
I bet I have close to an hour of blending time! I finally gave up.
What I have is something like a dry mush… if that makes any sense.
What can I do with that?
Help!
Krin Patrie
I thought of you when I read Coconut oil increases growth hormones. I am putting together a healthy diet plan for my co workers, and will be including lots of coconut oil. Thank you for writing your blog.
Jo
The chocolate coconut butter/manna bars: recipe says pour chocolate over the pan – is this a typo or do you flip the pan over and pour on the outside?? Sorry to be confused.
The Coconut Mama
That was a typo. I’ve fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out. 🙂
Monica
Made coconut butter using the Vitamix. Used honey and semi sweet chocolate chips melted.
I also used mini muffin tins. Came out really yummy.
Linda
how high of speed in your processor to you need to make coconut butter , is 500 watt high enough ?
Eva-Maria
Where to buy the square mold ?
Rachael @ Love Yourself Green
I must’ve missed this one! How easy and yummy is this recipe?! Omg. Thank you, doll. Can’t wait to eat this. xo
Denice
My coconut butter didn’t melt on the stove so I nuked it so it would spread easier. What Heat are you using?
Svetlana
Just amazing!
Karla
Is coconut butter different from coconut manna?
The Coconut Mama
They’re the same. 🙂
Cathy
MMMMMmmmm Good! And you’re correct. too much of a good thing is over indulgence!!!
Sandra
Can I use cocanut oil instead of coconut butter?
Betzy
This just doesn’t seem to work. I’ve tried doing this 3 times in a row and the coconut butter is not melting…?? Instead it forms into a ball and won’t get into a liquidity consistency. Kinda like mashed potatoes. Please help
Note: first time I made this it was delicious!! Had to make it again not sure what’s going on this time around..feels like im just throwing money down the drain
Kristin Sater Takasawa
I tried them tonite and same result. Coconut butter would not melt. Just softened to a dough like consistency. I just took spoonfuls and pressed then into silicone mold and topped with chocolate. Very tasty I’ll say.
Ethel
Can you use coconut oil the solid in place of coconut butter. Thanks
The Coconut Mama
No, coconut butter is very different from coconut oil.
jennie
coconut butter (Melrose brand) did not melt? I’m from australia and both coconut butter and oil are available here. It seems from this thread other people have trouble melting it.Is there a trick?
sandy
Could you tell why coconut butter did not melt. The 1st I made them it did melt but this time it didn’t.
Thanks
Jeanette
I too could not melt the coconut butter. It was Artisana organic coconut butter. Nevertheless, I’m sure they’ll be delicious. I simply pushed the coconut butter onto the chocolate and placed it in the frig. Can’t wait! Thank you for your website! I love it!
Ree
can u post a nutrition count?
Miriana
OMG! That recipe sounds soooo yummy! What do you think to add some raw coconut nectar instead of honey or maple syrup? I llike coconut nectar because it’s low glycemic and it doesn’t give me the sugar rush .
Claire McDonnell
Hi please could you tell me in ounces the cup size for chocolate chips and coconut butter? I’m from the UK x
Donna Smith
This page gives all kinds of measurements for you. Hope it helps. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_weights_and_measures
Marena
Gosh.. i love these! Cant eat enough of them!
Sarah Auzina
Oooh I am making these this weekend! As soon as I whip up some coconut butter. 🙂
Colleen
Love your site! Had a quick question: I am making these right now, and the coconut butter mix doesn’t seem to be melting. Help! Lol
The Coconut Mama
How long has it been heating? You may want to turn up the heat a bit. What brand of coconut butter are you using?
Abby
I’m using artisana brand and it won’t melt either! I’ve done it on low heat and medium and nothing is happening.
Jodi Dennis
I made my own coconut butter and it did not melt either, when I turned it up it turned brown..but still put it together. See how it is for dessert..
mandy
mine didn’t melt either (used nutiva coconut manna) – i just pressed it down on to the chocolate and stuck it in the fridge – soooo good!