The most important ingredient in chocolate is not milk, but cocoa! And the more cocoa the better, if you ask me. Dark chocolate comes in all shapes and sizes, but I prefer somewhere between 70% and 85%. That percentage is the percentage of cocoa to total ingredients. Since I’m trying to be dairy-free right now, I didn’t want to have to stop eating chocolate in general, so I’ve been doing a little research and here are a few bars that fit into this new-to-me lifestyle:
My Favorite Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Bar!
My Husband’s Favorite! (I like it too!)
My Favorite Organic Brand! (I also love the Espresso Dark Chocolate Bar from Green & Black’s.)
And if you’re wanting a high-protein snack with a little chocolate kick, consider chopping up about 3 or 4 squares into these “Raw Cookie Dough Bites” from A Dash of Compassion‘s blog. The recipe in the link makes about 12 one-inch cookie dough balls. I used honey instead of agave nectar, and they were deliciously guilt-free! Plus, they make a great on-the-go breakfast, if you’re in a hurry, since they’re just nuts, oats, a little honey, cinnamon, a pinch of salt and some dark chocolate. Feel free to substitute raisins for the chocolate if you want them to be even more nutritious!
photo courtesy of http://www.adashofcompassion.com
Aldi’s chocolate is dairy free as well, a bit cheaper than the above two brands. Their mint variety and their orange variety are good, but my favorite is the chili variety. Of course, plain 70-85% are good as well. 😉 The cookie balls looks delicious!!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!!
I always wait till they’re 2/$4 or at least 2/$5, then stock up. I have a special tupperware in my kitchen to store dark chocolate bars. 😉
Have you ever seen the chocolatecoveredkatie blog? She does healthy desserts, many of them chocolate, almost all dairy free and many gluten free!! I love her recipes, especially since I’m always looking for guilt-free (or low-guilt) desserts–especially chocolate desserts!
Thanks for the tip! No, I haven’t seen that one yet. Will have to check it out!