vanilla chocolate-covered oranges
These delicious juicy orange slices are covered with vanilla olive oil dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. They make a tasty, sweet treat and are easy to make.
Ingredients:
two large oranges or several smaller ones (I used large Satsuma Mandarins)
1/4 cup cacao powder
two tbsp pure maple syrup
one heaping tbsp of coconut oil (around 1 1/2 tbsp)
1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
sea salt
or
two large oranges or several smaller ones (I used large Satsuma Mandarins)
one dark chocolate bar
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
sea salt
Method:
peel oranges and set aside slices for later
(with stove)
add coconut oil to a small saucepan and turn the heat to the lowest it can go
add vanilla extract and cacao powder to the pot and stir slowly until all of the coconut oil is melted and a smooth chocolate sauce forms
once the chocolate sauce is a good consistency, add in olive oil and maple syrup and stir slowly until combined
turn the heat off
dip orange slices into the pot of chocolate and place on a sheet pan or large plate lined with parchment or wax paper
sprinkle sea salt on top
place in the fridge or freezer for a couple of minutes until the chocolate has hardened
(using a chocolate bar)
in a small saucepan, melt 3/4 to one bar of chocolate
add in one 1/2 tbsp coconut oil and vanilla extract, then mix the chocolate sauce together
turn the heat off
dip orange slices into the pot of chocolate and place on a sheet pan or large plate lined with parchment or wax paper
sprinkle sea salt on top
place in the fridge or freezer for a couple of minutes until the chocolate has hardened
Store the leftover slices in the freezer for a frozen treat!
