Paleo chocolate coconut slice (coconut rough slice)

Ever eaten a coconut rough bar? they’re so delicious- crunchy toasted coconut and chocolate is a match made in heaven but these paleo chocolate coconut slice are a more whole food based alternative. Made with just 7 ingredients and high in wholesome fats. 

As a kid coconut rough bars were one of my favs as was basically anything with coconut and chocolate. Theres just something about the toasted coconut and chocolate combination, the crunch with the smooth textures and the smell gets me every time. 

I don’t even know if they make them anymore? but either way these are my new favourite toasted coconut and chocolate snack. All the joy of a coconut rough but transformed into a high fat, paleo-friendly snack bar filled with some of my fav things- coconut, tahini, cacao butter and cacao! 

Seriously delicious sounding, right?

Ingredient list 

• Cacao butter or ghee/butter. Personally I love the dairy-free option of cacao butter for this recipe, but I have tried with all 3 and they are all great. Cacao butter will give you a firmer (more shelf stable) slice, and really lets the coconut and chocolate flavours shine. 
• Hulled tahini– tahini, or sesame paste, in one of my favourite ingredients in the pantry. I always used hulled tahini as its is milder and sweeter. Tahini means this paleo chocolate coconut slice is NUT FREE and LUNCH BOX
• Maple syrup or honey. We use only 2-3 Tbsp of sweetener in the entire recipe which makes our healthy chocolate coconut slice low in sugar. I prefer the taste of maple syrup in this recipe, but also LOVE to use a local honey as my preferred sweetener when I can. Both options are tried and tested and delicious. 
• Cacao powder– I use raw cacao powder in our paleo coconut rough slice, but you can also use cocoa powder if you have that on hand. 
• Shredded coconut– as we are toasting the coconut I recommend using shredded coconut, but you could use any type of dried coconut in a pinch. 
• Vanilla and salt. Basically I don’t make anything sweet without either of these ingredients- salt and vanilla make cacao shine. 
• Optional: Cell Squared Grass-Fed Liver Powder. I designed this recipe for Cell Squared over on my instagram account as an easy (and amazingly delicious) way to sneak in their nutrient-dense, but quality Beef Liver. You can add anywhere between 1-3 tsp to get a whole food vitamins in and mineral boost in your choice snack. 

Tips for perfecting the paleo chocolate coconut slice

• Toast your coconut! Don’t skip this step- it really adds the best flavour to the recipe and untested coconut won’t be the same.
• Make sure you melt all the fats together at the start. Follow the recipe as is- if you melt just the cacao butter and mix this hot liquid into your other ingredients the tahini will seize and separate. If you want a fudgey, smooth and creamy slice follow the recipe exactly as it is written. 
• Use a great tasting cacao powder. Your healthy coconut rough slice will only be as delicious as the ingredients you use and not all cacao powders are created equally. My two favourites are this one by Cell Squared and this one by Loving earth. 
• Make them extra fudgy by adding in fresh dates. Dates change the texture to something so fudgy and fantastic, and you can leave the coconut or omit. 

If you loved my Paleo chocolate coconut slice (coconut rough slice) you’re probably looking for more healthy whole food snack recipes. You can try:

• Healthy passionfruit bars
• Easy berry gummies
• Carrot cake energy balls (date free)
• Paleo vegan chocolate bread
• Fermented blueberry lemon bliss balls
• Cherry bounty bars
• The best healthy spiced carrot cake muffins

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you love these paleo chocolate coconut slice as much as I do, and I welcome any questions below. Please consider leaving a review if you’ve made these- your feedback helps others find this recipe too. 

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