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20 Healthy Chocolate Recipes

February 9, 2019 by Alexandra Daum
A large chocolate cake topped with raspberries, one slice being lifted out.

Everyone loves chocolate, but it can sometimes be a bit much when it feels really heavy and a dessert makes you a bit too sleepy. These are my top 20 healthy chocolate recipes, so you can have some lighter desserts, or a little cheeky chocolate for breakfast, with the recipes shared below.

Every recipe featured here is vegan, plant forward, and made with wholesome ingredients – no processed flours, sugars, or dairy needed. Despite that, we’re hitting a solid balance here of obviously healthy on one hand and serve it to your butter-loving coworkers/family/friends without them ever knowing it’s good for them on the other.

Unless gluten-free, all the baking recipes will be made with spelt flour and sweetened with things like dates, maple syrup, or coconut sugar. Some are definitely a bit sweeter than others but there’s something here for everyone!

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Chocolate Snack Cake
This low sugar vegan chocolate snack cake is sweetened partly with banana, and made with whole grain flour for a healthier chocolate cake.
55 minutes mins
Woman holding a plate with a piece of ganache topped chocolate cake.
Double Chocolate Olive Oil Brownies
Dairy free olive oil brownies made with caramel-scented coconut sugar, dark chocolate, and spelt flour. Fudgy, a bit crackly, and delicious.
32 minutes mins
Chocolate drizzling onto a stack of three brownies.
Almond Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies
These almond and rye chocolate chip cookies are rich, chewy, and flavourful thanks to a base of rye flour, almond flour, and almond butter.
15 minutes mins
A stack of five large chocolate chip cookies.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
Gluten free chocolate cupcakes, made with coconut flour, are a great wheat-free option. Dairy free with coconut milk, and honey sweetened.
34 minutes mins
Close up of halved chocolate cupcakes.
Chocolate Chip Coconut Banana Bread
This healthier vegan coconut banana bread is rounded out with dark chocolate chips and nutty spelt flour. The bread is sugar free, sweetened just with banana and dates, making it totally appropriate for breakfast or as a wholesome snack. 
1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Front view of sliced banana bread.
No-Bake Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars
Easy no-bake chocolate bars with a crisp almond flour shortbread base, date caramel filling, and dark chocolate coating. Egg, dairy, and gluten free, and no oven needed.
1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Close up showing halved date caramel chocolate bar with lilac flowers.
Chocolate Hemp Energy Bites
Vegan and nut free chocolate hemp energy bites made with orange and raw cacao for a dessert-like snack high in protein and healthy fats.
10 minutes mins
Hemp bites on a plate with more hemp and tangerine pieces.
Dark Chocolate Coconut Bars
Chocolate coconut bars, made with honey and coconut butter, are a healthy-ish replacement for run of the mill chocolate bars. These are a nice treat and fun to make, with simple, wholesome ingredients.
40 minutes mins
A halved coconut bar, cut side facing forward, on top of other bars.
Chocolate Beet Muffins
Lightly sweet vegan chocolate beet muffins with plenty of dark chocolate flavour. Even if you’re not a fan of beets, you’ll probably like these dark chocolate muffins, made with whole grain flour. 
32 minutes mins
A chocolate muffin with a bite taken out on the muffin liner.
Double Chocolate Chickpea Flour Cookies
Gluten free chocolate cookies made with chickpea flour for a grain free cookie with an excellent texture and piles of chocolate. High protein chickpea flour and healthy ingredients make these a great snack for anytime of day.
15 minutes mins
Chocolate cookies piled on a baking sheet.
Chocolate Puffed Quinoa Bars
Sugar free and vegan puffed quinoa bars made with raw cacao, dates, and nut butter. These no bake snacks are a healthier gluten free riff on a prairie classic, puffed wheat squares.
40 minutes mins
Stack of three puffed quinoa bars with chocolate.
Vegan Chocolate Mousse
This five ingredient, five minute vegan chocolate mousse is made simply with coconut cream, cacao, and a little maple syrup. Top this simple dessert with fruit for a special, but very easy to make, treat.
35 minutes mins
Vegan chocolate mousse in glasses with cream and raspberries.
Three Ingredient Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Vegan chocolate ice cream, made with just three ingredients – coconut milk, dark chocolate, and maple syrup. It's a lightly sweet, creamy ice cream, and so simple to make.
4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
A stack of three oatmeal cookie chocolate ice cream sandwiches, decorated with raspberries and flowers.
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Cake
This one-bowl vegan chocolate raspberry cake is topped with a creamy coconut milk ganache for a decadent summer dessert made with healthier ingredients.
55 minutes mins
Chocolate ganache covered cake topped with fresh raspberries on a cake stand.
Deluxe Dairy Free Hot Chocolate
This dairy free hot chocolate is made with oat milk, enriched with cacao butter, and sweetened with maple syrup or honey. Raw cacao adds a deep chocolate flavour, with a touch of vanilla and a tiny pinch of sea salt to round it out.
5 minutes mins
Hazelnut Pear Crisp with Chocolate
This simple autumn pear crisp features hazelnuts, chocolate, and spices for a cozy and easy dessert. Vegan and gluten-free, it's a great dessert for everyone.
45 minutes mins
Chocolate pear crisp with three scoops of ice cream.
Raw Chocolate
Homemade raw chocolate is an easy, healthy, and much less expensive alternative to store bought. Make it with honey for a fully raw chocolate, or maple syrup for a vegan bar.
10 minutes mins
Close up of broken pieces of raw chocolate with dried raspberries, bee pollen, and dried flowers on parchment.
Vegan Chocolate Truffles with Orange and Ginger
Vegan chocolate truffles with bright winter flavours of ginger and orange. These are so easy and you can't beat the taste, even though they're made with coconut cream instead of dairy.
4 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Bowl of truffles surrounded by oranges and greenery.
Chocolate Orange Tart
Vegan, sugar, and gluten free chocolate orange tart with a silky pour in filling and crisp date & sunflower seed base. Topped with seasonal oranges and coconut whipped cream for a seriously decadent, super healthy dessert.
2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
A slice of a chocolate tart on a small plate topped with cream and orange slices.
Italian Chocolate Bread Pudding
A traditional northern Italian chocolate bread pudding, made with stale bread, cocoa, cookies, and raisins. This is a vegan version with almond milk.
3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
A slice of chocolate bread pudding with nuts and raisins on a plate.

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  1. Meg says

    February 13, 2019 at 4:03 am

    Oh my gosh, these all look amazing! I think I will work through the list!

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