This chocolate almond butter is a delicious twist on a basic almond butter recipe. It has a rich chocolate flavour and infused with flecks of unsweetened shredded coconut. Perfect for bread, fruit or just eating with a spoon!

Spreader scooping up chocolate almond butter from a jar.

Hi friends! How are you? How was your weekend? The weather was super nice (sunny, not warm) around these parts so it was a great time to get some yard work done.

Guess what I read this past weekend? May is BBQ month! I’m usually always late to the party with these food days, holidays and months. How can I keep up with it all? Practically impossible, right?

We love to BBQ year-round though. In the colder months when hubby goes outside to grill, I stand inside and watch him and pretend to lock him out, LOL. What can I say? I love to tease. While I don’t have a BBQ recipe for you today, I do have something delicious!

Because it’s Monday, you need a little something to get you out of bed, kick you in the butt and get your day going, am I right? The waft of coffee sometimes just don’t cut it. Temptations of chocolate covered anything? Yeah, that should do it. This is where my mind is at this morning. Well, pretty much any morning.

Remember a short while ago I made homemade roasted almond butter? I promised at that time I would deliver a twist on that recipe and here it is, chocolate almond butter (with coconut).

Once you get the base recipe down, throw in some chocolate, coconut and coconut oil and continue processing with your food processor. Almond butter with chocolate is so good and you’ll want to make this one again and again!

Jar of chocolate almond butter with a spreader dipped into it.

How To Make This Chocolate Almond Butter

Basically, roast the almonds, cool, place in a food processor and process until you have a creamy consistency.

Once everything is creamy, add the remainder of your ingredients (salt, chocolate, coconut oil and shredded coconut), blending in.

Full details are in the recipe card below.

Collage of some steps to make almond butter.

Chocolate chunks and almond butter in a food processor.

This flavoured almond butter is a lovely alternative to store-bought spreads. So delicious.

The uses for this almond butter are pretty much limitless. Obviously, it does lend itself to sweeter uses because of the chocolate component, but what’s wrong with that?

Hand dipping a strawberry into a jar of chocolate almond butter.

I’ve used this chocolate almond butter for dipping fruit, spreading on toast or a cracker or even in a smoothie. And, there has been the not-so-rare (almost always) situation where I just randomly visit the fridge and stick a spoon in there because I am an adult and I can totally do that, LOL. Wouldn’t you do the same thing?

Jar of chocolate almond butter next to a cut strawberry, chocolate chunks and an almond.

If you make this chocolate almond butter recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!

Chocolate Almond Butter

Dawn | Girl Heart Food

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Prep Time 12

Cook Time 10

Cool Almonds 10

Total Time 32

Course Condiment

Servings 16 tablespoons (approximately) or about 1 cup

Ingredients

2 cups whole unsalted almonds
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup dark chocolate pieces (chips or small chunks), use a vegan variety if needed
1 tablespoon coconut oil
¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Place almonds on an unlined baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, watching to ensure they don't burn and rotating the pan about halfway through cooking.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Note: To speed up cooling time, you can place the almonds on a new baking sheet and place into the fridge until cooled.
Place almonds in a food processor (I used a 12-cup processor).
Process for 8 to 10 minutes or until creamy, stopping to scrape the sides of the processor with a spatula every couple of minutes (or as necessary).
Note: The mixture will initially look very powdery and dry (this is completely normal, just go with it; eventually the almonds will break down and will be smooth and creamy). Also, depending on the power of the processor you are using, the process may take a little longer, but that's okay.
Once mixture is smooth and creamy, add salt, dark chocolate and coconut oil and process for another minute or two until chocolate is melted and everything is combined.
Add shredded coconut. Process for about 30 seconds (don't break down too much). The mixture will be quite liquid but will solidify once in the fridge.
Transfer the almond butter to a storage jar, cover, refrigerate and enjoy within 2 weeks. Yields about 1 cup.
Note: Leave out for about 5 to 10 minutes before using so it will soften slightly and become spreadable

A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

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