Homemade Chocolate Chips

Homemade Chocolate Chips

1 cup coconut oil
1 cup cocoa powder
6 TB maple syrup
1 TB pure vanilla
Pinch of salt

1.  Melt everything together in a double boiler over the stove, and whisk until everything comes together and is very smooth.  (Alternately, you may just melt the coconut oil, and whisk everything until it comes together and is smooth.  It tends to clump up this way easier, but you are always willing to try it this way.)
2.   Place batter on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, spread out thin with a spatula, and freeze for a couple hours or overnight until it hardens up.  Then, cut up with a knife into squares.  (Alternately: find a chocolate chip silicone mold, or a silicone pot holder, and pour batter into that.  Freeze for a couple hours or overnight until it becomes solid.)  Store in a freezer bag in the freezer at all times, until use.


Notes:
*If you are wanting to use carob powder, I would recommend tasting it before you add any maple syrup.  You may not have to add much sweetener at all, because carob is naturally sweet, unlike chocolate, which is naturally bitter.
*If you are wanting a neutral flavor, I recommend using the expelled pressed coconut oil instead of the extra virgin coconut oil.  The expelled pressed doesn't have any flavor.