Chocolate Dipped Mandarin Oranges

Diets

Vegetarian
Gluten free

Ingredients

Produce
- 3 tbsp Cacao powder, raw
- 12 Mandarin oranges, organic

Condiments
- 1 tbsp Colored honey, light

Baking & Spices
- 1/2 cup Allergy friendly chocolate chips
- 1/8 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 1 Optional celtic sea salt

Dairy
- 1/4 cup Cacao butter, raw
- 1 tbsp Pasture butter

Found on recipestonourish.com

Description

Real Food and Holistic Health

Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri is a water kefir and chocolate loving, holistic-minded wife and homebirth mom of two little loves. She’s the founder and voice behind Recipes to Nourish, a gluten free blog focusing on Real Food and Holistic Health {est. in 2011}. She’s a real foodie, passionate about nourishing home cooking, lover of seasonal food, advocate of green living and essential oils and daydreams about being a homesteader by the sea. Her passion and mission is to make healthy and natural living as uncomplicated and enjoyable as possible. Emilys first cookbook, Gourmet Cooking Made Easy With Your Instant Pot releases fall 2017. Find Emily’s latest recipes and natural living tips at Recipes to Nourish. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter plus grab her free eBook Holistic Tips to Keep Your Family Healthy.

Ingredients

12 organic mandarin oranges
Optional Celtic sea salt for sprinkling over melted chocolate
1/2 cup allergy friendly chocolate chips
1 tablespoon pasture butter, ghee, or coconut oil
1/16 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1/4 cup raw cacao butter
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder, sifted
1 tablespoon light colored honey
1/16 teaspoon Celtic sea salt

Directions

Line a baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper. Place it in the freezer to chill while you prepare everything. Wash and peel all of the mandarin oranges. Separate mandarins into segments. Set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add chocolate chips, butter and sea salt and allow to melt - stirring often. Remove from heat as soon as chocolate chips are melted.
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add cacao butter and allow to melt - about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add cacao powder, honey and sea salt, whisking until fully incorporated and forms a syrup.
Dip each mandarin orange segment halfway into the melted chocolate and place on the lined baking sheet. If youre using sea salt, lightly sprinkle a few grains of salt over the melted chocolate. Immediately return the chocolate dipped mandarins on the baking sheet to the freezer. Allow to chill for at least 15 minutes before serving.