Need a healthy way to feed your need for sweets this summer but don’t want to go off the rails healthy wise? Our advice, go nuts! Made with antioxidant rich dark chocolate topped with fruits, nuts, and seeds ~ and they’re just as pretty as they are delicious and healthy to boot!
Ingredients
about 8 oz of dark chocolate we used a 73% Super Dark chocolate bars (the higher the percentage of cacao the better)
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Farm Fresh Nuts Raw Pumpkin Seeds / Pepitas Shelled
If you want to make it easy on yourself you can choose Farm Fresh Nuts Omega Health Trail Mix which contains Pepitas, Almonds, Walnuts, Dried Fruit, Cranberries & Mango.
Instructions
Lay out a piece of parchment paper, or waxed paper, or foil.
Chop the chocolate into small pieces and put in a microwave safe glass measuring cup. Microwave for 60 seconds, and then stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds, and then stir again to completely melt the chocolate. If there are still lumps, microwave for another short burst and stir again.
Use a spoon to make small rounds of chocolate onto the parchment paper. Let the chocolate fall from the spoon and it will naturally form a more or less round shape. You can nudge it with your spoon if you like. Work with one at a time, and sprinkle each round of chocolate with an assortment of your healthy add-ins while the chocolate is s
Let the chocolate set at room temperature, or put the bites in the refrigerator to speed things up. If you plan to refrigerate the medallions it helps to put the parchment right on a baking sheet or tray so you can transfer it straight to the fridge.