I don’t know about you but I love desserts and especially chocolate in particular. There’s just something magical about chocolate (or cacao, cocoa) as it’s often called.

Is it texture or the flavor? Perhaps it’s that warm smell of chocolate chip cookies we remember baking in the oven as kids. I don’t know why I love chocolate so much I just do. I could eat it morning noon and night.

When I realized you could eat organic, free trade, raw chocolate that’s good for you, I couldn’t help but be excited about the possibilities. There are even courses now that teach you how to make raw chocolate yourself right in your own home.

One of Jeanne Calment’s secrets for living to 122 was eating a couple pounds of chocolate per week. I know David Wolfe who has done a lot of extensive work studying cacao mentions a lot of this in his book called Naked Chocolate. Heck chocolate is so good I’d be tempted to eat it, even if it weren’t so darn healthy for you.

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Here are the top 20 raw chocolate desserts online. The pictures alone will make you salivate.

Enjoy! 🙂

#1) Raw Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes with Goji Berries

Cake:
1/3 cup each of raw oats, walnuts, dates, and raisins
1/4 cup cacao powder

Molten lava middle:
1/3 cup each of melted cacao butter, maple syrup, dates, and cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon each of cinnamon, Himalayan sea salt, and chili powder
Nut milk, as needed

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#2) No Bake Mint Chocolate Nanaimo Bars

Cream Layer:
1 1/2 cups raw cashews or macadamia nuts (160g)
1/8 tsp salt
scant 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract
1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup virgin coconut oil (40g)
2 Nunaturals stevia packets, or 2 tbsp liquid sweetener (such as pure maple syrup)
3 oz raw spinach (85g or 2 very-loosely-packed cups)

Crust Layer:
1/2 cup raw almonds, walnuts, pecans, or a combination of these (or sunflower seeds for nut-free)
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened (I used the full-fat kind)
scant 1/2 cup pitted dates (8 small dates) or raisins
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp cocoa powder, optional

Chocolate Layer:
1/2 cup cacao or cocoa powder (40g)
1/2 cup virgin coconut oil (80g)
2 tbsp pure maple syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice) (28g)

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#3) Chocolate Covered Strawberries from Scratch!

Ingredients:
Approx. 24-28 fresh strawberries
1/4 cup cocoa powder or raw cacao powder, sifted
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or agave)
1/4 cup coconut oil (no subs)
1 tbsp all-natural nut butter (I used cashew butter)*
1/4 scant tsp fine grain sea salt, or to taste
Unsweetened shredded coconut, to garnish
Optional pink glaze: 1/2 cup icing (confectioner’s) sugar, 1 large strawberry, 1/2-1 tbsp strawberry jam, processed in a mini blender (makes enough to glaze about 8-10)

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#4) Vegan Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream

Ingredients
400ml tin coconut milk
⅓ cup (90g) agave nectar
⅛ cup (15g) cacao powder
½ tsp vanilla bean powder
1 tsp vanilla vodka (or vanilla essence)
⅛ tsp salt
½ tsp guar gum

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#5) Raw Chocolate Bars

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 c. coconut oil, melted
6 heaping Tbs of raw cacao powder (or regular unsweetened cocoa powder will do, if you don’t have cacao)
4 Tbs of maple syrup
pinch of salt

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#6) Almond Chocolate Freezer Fudge

Ingredients
1 cup almond butter
4 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 and ½ tablespoons of maple syrup
4 ounces quality dark chocolate
½ tsp sea salt

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#7) Diana Stobo’s Raw Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
2 cups raw almond meal
1/2 cup chia seeds, ground (measure before grinding)
16 ounces of sweetened raw cacao nibs and/or dark chocolate chips
1 cup chopped raw almonds and/or raw walnuts
2 cups raw oat groats, soaked in water for 12-24 hours
2 cups coconut palm sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2/3 cup coconut oil, melted by placing jar in hot water

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#8) Raw Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake

For the crust

1 cup hazelnut meal
¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons raw cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch sea salt

For the filling

2 cups raw cashews, soaked and rinsed
¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons hazelnut butter (peanut butter works too)
½ cup coconut oil, melted
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup cocoa powder
½ cup water
½ teaspoon salt

For the chocolate sauce

⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup cocoa powder

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#9) Raw Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Ingredients
1/2 cup sunflower seeds (or any other seeds you have on hand)
1/2 cup walnuts (or any other nuts you have on hand)
1/2 cup dates
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoons raw cocoa powder

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#10) A Little Slice of Chocolate Heaven

Crust:
2 cups pecans
8 to 10 medjool dates, pitted
1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 pinch ground cardamom (optional)

Filling:
1 cup raw cashew butter
1 small avocado
½ cup + 2 tablespoons GF cocoa powder (Dagoba is GF)
½ cup raw agave nectar
½ cup barely melted coconut butter*
¼ cup water
1 tablespoon non-alcoholic vanilla

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#11) Avocado, Chocolate, and Sweet Potato Pudding

Ingredients:
1/2 medium sweet potato or yam, cooked
1 medium avocado
4-6 dates, pitted and soaked
2 tbsp carob or chocolate powder
1/4 cup water + more for blending

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#12) Raw Vegan Chocolate Frosted Brownies

Ingredients
½ C walnuts
¼ C almonds
1 C soft Medjool dates
¼ C unsweetened cocoa powder(or cacao powder to be truly raw)
pinch sea salt
dash vanilla

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#13) Raw Coffee Cream Truffles

Filling:
1 1/2 cups raw cashew pieces (soaked)
1/4 cup filtered water
1/4 cup raw coconut or agave nectar or raw honey
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 teaspoons vanilla and seeds of half a vanilla bean
1 Tbsp coffee extract
1/4 cup raw coconut oil (warmed to liquid)

Chocolate:
1/2 cup raw cacao powder
1/2 cup raw coconut oil
1/4 cup raw coconut nectar or agave nectar
a pinch of sea salt

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#14) No Bake Mint Chocolate Nanaimo Bars

Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup warm water
7 large Medjool dates, pitted – lightly soaked in hot water
1/2 banana
2-3 Tbsp organic virgin coconut oil, cold-pressed/raw – softened or melted
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp real vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean (pod scraped of seeds)
1/4 tsp orange or lemon zest
1/8 tsp salt
dash of cayenne (optional)
1-2 tsp maca powder (optional)

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#15) Smooth Mocha Chia Pudding

Ingredients:
1/3 cup whole chia seeds
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp vanilla powder or extract
1/4 tsp espresso powder
pinch of sea salt
1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
2 tbsp pure maple syrup

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#17) Mint Cacao Frosty Smoothie

Ingredients
1 cup almond milk (or other nut milk)*
2-3 Medjool dates (or 5-6 regular dry dates)
1 peeled and cubed frozen banana
2 TBSP raw cacao powder
¼ tsp cinnamon
pinch of vanilla (either from the pod or pure extract)
1 TBSP chia seeds
few fresh mint leaves (I used fresh Moroccan mint)

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#18) Raw Bon Bons

Ingredients:
Cashew Lucuma Ice Cream:
1. 4 Cups cashews soaked overnight
2. juice of 1 lemon
3. 1/2 Cup maple syrup
4. 1/2 Cup melted coconut oil
5. 2 Tbl vanilla extract or vanilla bean
6. 3 Tbl Lucuma powder (if you cannot find lucuma the recipe will work without it. Or replace it with macca powder. You can also add 1 teaspoon of macca podwer to this recipe!)
7. dash of himalayn or celtic sea salt

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#19) Raw Chocolate Treats

Goodies
½ cup finely chopped raw cacao butter
1 tbsp organic coconut oil
⅓ cup raw cacao powder
3 – 4 tbsp organic agave/maple syrup/coconut nectar
½ tsp pure vanilla essence
Pinch sea salt
Flavouring of choice – I used 5 tbsp organic shredded coconut

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#20) Chocolate Kale Chips

Ingredients:
1 full head/bunch of Tuscan kale, washed, stemmed and leaves torn to bite size pieces
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/2 cup raw agave, maple syrup or 1 cup date syrup (1 cup pitted dates and 1 1/2 cups water blended or food processed into a paste)
1/4 cup raw cashew butter or cacao butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons chia or pumpkin seeds, ground in food processor
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Pinch of cinnamon or cayenne pepper if you want to add a little zip

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We hope you enjoyed these amazing raw chocolate recipes and I’d highly recommend checking out all the sites that are listed for the full recipes and instructions on how to make these delicious deserts. They look absolutely mouth watering don’t they?

I’m curious which one looks the best to you? Is there one that you wish you could eat right now? Comment below and let me know which raw chocolate recipe you like the best!