I’ve always been a chocoholic and once upon a time I could easily devour a block of Dairy Milk in one evening (gross, I know!).
For the past 15 years or so it’s very much been quality over quantity, and these days, I just lurvvvee making my own. Last week I made some organic raw choc coconut slice (think Bounty but refined sugar and crap-free) and since so many of you asked for the recipe, here it is…………..
For the chocolate on top, I follow Jo Whitton’s Basic Raw Dark Chocolate recipe on page 214 of her Quirky Cookbook (she also has it on her blog here). There’s no need for me to tweak this – as always, Jo has it spot on!
For the coconut base I mixed 1 cup coconut milk, 4 tablespoons rice malt syrup and 3 tablespoons coconut oil together over low heat in a saucepan. Once combined I stirred in 2 cups of desiccated coconut.
I pressed the coconut mixture into a pan and poured the chocolate over the top, placing into the freezer to set.
You’ll need to store the slice in the freezer so it stays firm.
Enjoy! It is de-vine!
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Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
