Chocolate Covered Jam
Chocolate covered jam pucks feature a homemade jam made with tart raspberries sweetened with monk fruit and thickened with chia seeds. Topped with silky and decadent chocolate, they’re sweet and satisfying and have a solid, crisp exterior that yields a soft, jammy center when bitten into.
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What Is Chocolate Covered Jam?
Mash raspberries into a paste, and combine them with monk fruit sweetener and chia seeds. Then, form the mixture into frozen pucks. Finally, top each piece with melted chocolate, and you’ve got yourself a nourishing homemade treat!
The chocolate is made extra silky with the addition of coconut oil. Combined with the texture of the chunky jam, this recipe is guaranteed to satisfy your tastebuds. Made with nutritious, whole-food ingredients, and portioned into individual servings, chocolate covered jam is the perfect snack or dessert that’s unlike anything you’ll find in the store.
Dessert lovers, this healthy recipe is for you!
Is Chocolate Covered Jam Healthy?
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Let’s look at the main ingredients:
- Raspberries
- Coconut oil
- Monk fruit sweetener
- Chia seeds
- Semi-sweet chocolates
Raspberries, coconut oil, and chia seeds are nutritious food sources. Each has its own list of health benefits. Add them to snacks, desserts, smoothies, and more to improve the texture and add extra health benefits which you can read more about here.
But what about the added milk in chocolate chips? Is dairy healthy?
Here’s what we know. Dairy is full of vitamins, minerals, protein, and natural fat energy. But if everyone consumed dairy all the time, dairy farming would become abusive and unsustainable…
Let’s be mindful of our dairy intake. Buy dairy that comes from pasture-raised cows and limit consumption.
Sugar is what makes food unhealthy.
Add an additional 205g of sugar to this recipe (26g/”jam puck”), and you’re looking at heartburn with an energy crash. (And you’ll be scouring the pantry for your next sugar snack within the hour.)
Substitute the sugar for quality sugar alcohol, and this dessert becomes nourishment. The ingredients provide vitamins, minerals, and long-lasting energy.
Enjoy this chocolate covered jam knowing it supports your well-being. Learn more about eating less sugar here.
Chocolate Covered Jam Tips
1. How long can I store leftovers?
This recipe is best stored in the freezer. For the best results, wrap each jam puck individually with wax or parchment paper, transfer them to a sealable bag or airtight container, and keep them frozen for up to 3 months.
2. Add nuts.
If you prefer a little extra crunch, try sprinkling chopped nuts such as walnuts, almonds, or pistachios on top of the chocolate covered jam before the chocolate has had time to harden.
3. Got leftover chocolate chips?
Use them to make healthier treats like sugar-free chocolate toffee, chocolate chip cookies, or a healthy pumpkin chocolate chip mug cake!
4. Use different berries.
Feel free to use different berries such as blueberries or strawberries to create the jam. Or, mix and match them to create a flavor combination that’s truly unique!
Chocolate Covered Jam
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups – Fresh (or frozen & thawed) raspberries (1 6 ounce container), divided
- 1 Tbsp – Coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp – Granular Sugar Replacement (Lakanto)
- 1 Tbsp – Chia seeds
- 1½ cups – Semi-Sweet Style Cholocate Chips (Lily’s)
- 2 Tbsps – Freeze-dried raspberries optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, stir and smash together the raspberries, monk fruit sweetener, and chia seeds. Leave some large chunks still intact.
- Scoop out heaping spoonfuls, or 1 tablespoon, of the mixture onto parchment paper or a Silpat, separated into pucks. Freeze until the mixture has solidified enough to be picked up, at least 1 hour.
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave. (30 seconds, stir, repeat until melted).
- Take raspberry pucks out of the freezer. Dip the puck into the chocolate mixture making sure to coat all sides. Place the pucks back on the baking sheet.
- Place in the freezer until ready to enjoy! Enjoy straight from the freezer or let sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes until the chocolate is slightly softened.
Notes
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