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!
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!
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.
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?
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?
If you make this chocolate almond butter recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!
Chocolate Almond Butter
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.
- 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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If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
OMG, Dawn, this looks almost too dangerous to keep around the house because I absolutely want to eat it with a spoon… or on toast… or with strawberries… or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream…basically all the ways.
I love homemade nut butters, but this one seriously takes the cake. Pinned for some weekend when I feel like I have the self control not to eat the entire jar in one go. 😉
Girl Heart Food says
I totally hear ya, Tracy!! You are seriously too kind! I hear self control around chocolate nut butters is overrated…hehehe 😉 Thanks so much!
cakespy says
This recipe seems like it should come with a disclaimer: you may never want to eat anything else! This looks incredible and I love all of the flavors. Especially love the coconut added in, that really makes it unique.
Girl Heart Food says
Haha! I hear ya!! Thank you very much 🙂 So happy you like it!
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries.com says
What a lovely, chocolatey twist on your roasted almond butter and fantastic alternative to Nutella – would love this as a spread on freshly baked bread and since I am an adult too I might just eat it by the spoon too 😉 We only had one BBQ this season so far – definitely have to change that! Have a nice weekend, Dawn!
Girl Heart Food says
Thank you so much, Miriam! On freshly baked bread would be soooo good! Cheers to a lovely weekend 🙂
Luci's Morsels says
Love the flavor profile of this recipe, it sounds divine! Can’t wait to try this, there’s something about homemade almond butter that just makes it so much better than store bought!
Girl Heart Food says
Thanks Luci! Homemade almond butter is definitely the best 🙂
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
This looks so yummy! It would absolutely kick me out of bed in the morning…maybe I need to plan this for my next Monday morning? I would also love to put this on our pancakes over the weekend. Great one, Dawn!! Can’t wait to try it!
Girl Heart Food says
Thanks Katherine! On pancakes would be delicious!!
cara says
OMG YES! yummmm
Girl Heart Food says
Thanks Cara 🙂
Shashi at Savory Spin says
Oh my word! I knew I should have stopped by your blog yesterday – then my crazy Monday wouldn’t have been so bad! Lady, THIS is way, way, way better than Nutella – so much healthier too!
Dawn I couldn’t help chuckling at your “not-so-rare (almost always) situation where (you) just randomly visit the fridge and stick a spoon in there ’cause (you) are an adult and (you) can totally do that” cos you bet, I would be doing the exact same thing! I’d be crazy not to!
Btw, May isn’t over – so still time to jump on the whole BBQ bandwagon – I usually don’t keep up with holidays – but guess what’s coming up on May 15th? …Why…National Chocolate Chip Day…and we cannot forget Oct 28th which is National chocolate day! 🙂
I hope you are having a wonderful week, my friend – I have been so enjoying your IG posts! xo
Girl Heart Food says
You’re too sweet, Shashi!! Hehehe…eating with a spoon is the BEST way to eat this and I’m pretty sure that your Monday would have been a million times better if you had this. And if we were neighbours, I’d be at your door with a big batch for ya!
Definitely still time to jump on the BBQ bandwagon – twist my arm! Now, if only we’d get a bit more sunshine so we could actually eat outside. Thanks for the food holiday reminders – gonna make note of those!
SOOOOO happy you’ve been enjoying my IG posts – that means a lot; really appreciate the kind words, my friend! XO
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices says
That would definitely be dangerous for me, Dawn! I love this dark chocolate and coconut almond butter!!
Girl Heart Food says
Right?? I know where you’re coming from, Nicoletta! Thanks so much 🙂
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness says
Oh my goodness, this almond butter looks delicious! When I read your roasted almond butter recipe recently, I actually thought of trying it with cocoa & dark chocolate. I guess my mind is always going to chocolate, haha!
Girl Heart Food says
Haha! Me too – love chocolate 😉 Thanks so much, Nicole!! Hope you’re having an awesome week!
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
This sounds WAY better than Nutella to me. And yes, I’d love to dive face-first into a jar of this—OK, FINE. I’ll use a strawberry. 😉
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
I’ve never made homemade almond butter Dawn, but you’re making it sound easy. And I love the addition of the chocolate and coconut. I think I’d be putting this on everything. Pinned! Thanks for sharing! Happy Monday!
Girl Heart Food says
SO easy, Mary Ann! Once you make it, you won’t stop 🙂 Thanks for the kind words and Pin. Have a wonderful week! xo
Sues says
I totallyyy want to dip my face into this! It looks WAY better than my boring old peanut butter that I eat most days. I love that chocolate mixed in! Please bottle this up and start shipping it 🙂
Girl Heart Food says
Right?? Sure, I’ll send ya some asap 😉 It’s too good not to try! Thanks so much Sues!!
Jolina says
OMG I need to make your homemade almond butter already!! Then I can make this amazing chocolate version. And OMG BBQ month? (As you can see I am high on sugar today haha). I heard it was burger month too or was that last month? I never know what food month it is, I’m just happy because food 🙂 Happy Monday Dawn!
Girl Heart Food says
Yes, totally!! Burger month? I love me a burger. Now I’m craving one so thanks for that 😉 Hope you get to try this one out soon, Jolina!! Have an awesome week 🙂
heather (delicious not gorgeous) says
for once, the weather in southern california was kind of crummy! drizzly and cool, and definitely not what i expected in may. anyways, this almond butter sounds even better than nutella!! i’ve found that nutella is just too sweet for me now, and doesn’t have enough chocolate to make me happy lol. the dark chocolate in here sounds perfect!
Girl Heart Food says
Thanks so much Heather! Hope you get a chance to try this one out 🙂
Kevin | Keviniscooking says
All I’d need is a spoon. 🙂
Girl Heart Food says
I hear ya, Kevin!!