"Clean" Chocolate Mint Patties

I had a need for chocolate, we're talking a "don't talk to me until I've had it" need for chocolate.  I love chocolate with mint, but almost all store bought ones have additives and/or GMOs that I don't want to put in my body.  What's a girl to do?  Why, make her own "clean" version, of course.

I'm not a big measurer, and this recipe certainly doesn't need exact amounts.  It all depends on how much you want to make and what ratio of chocolate to mint you want.

1. Line your pan with parchment paper.  It makes it easier to take out of the pan.  I also like the parchment paper because the pan I chose is one of the few non-stick ones I have left, and I didn't want any food coming into contact with the chemicals from the non-stick.
2. Melt the chocolate of your choice.  I use a 72% dark chocolate, which makes is high in antioxidents and low in sugar.  (Enjoy Life is a great brand which is free from the top 8 allergens).  I melted about 2/3 of a cup.  Pour it into your pan than put it in the fridge to harden.
3. While waiting the 20 minutes or so for the bottom layer of chocolate to harden, I made coconut butter in my food processor.  (I have this one).  I used about 2.5 cups of shredded coconut which is both unsweetened and unsulfured.  (This is a great brand).  It takes about 15 minutes on high to turn it into coconut butter.  I added peppermint to taste (I like it stronger that most people).  You can also leave out the peppermint if you want a chocolate coconut flavor instead of chocolate mint.
4. Pour your coconut (mint or not) butter on top of your chocolate layer, then put it back in the fridge to harden.  Mine seemed to mix a bit, but that's not a problem.

 5.  Repeat step 2, and you're done.

Here's what it looks like when sliced into pieces.  It certainly fulfilled my intense chocolate cravings.

 

I've also made these in mini muffin cups.  Doing it in the muffin cups does save you from having to cut it up.  Either way, they taste divine.