Healthy Treats | Valentine’s Day and an Opportunity for Kindness
Happy Valentine’s Day my friends!
I hope this day finds you enjoying special friends and family! I love this day because it allows me to do two of my favorite things!
Make Chocolate…..and Gift it!
Seriously, my family would agree, nothing makes me happier than sharing food and special treats with others. I could do this every day and never tire from it. It just so happens most of the people living around me are much older than I. I know most don’t have family around and some tend to suffer with depression. Depression can be a common problem with seniors and many don’t share their problems.
Today was a perfect day to share a bit of love to my neighbors!
Let’s make Chocolate!
Cacao Love
- Cacao Butter (1 cup)
- Maple Syrup (3-5 tbsp.)
- Cacao Powder (1/3 cup)
- Walnuts (3 tbsp.)
- Vanilla (1 tsp)
- Cacao Nibs
- Goji Berries
Melt…
the cacao Butter over a double boiler. When it is melted stir in Maple syrup, Vanilla and Cacao Powder. Taste the chocolate....you can always add more maple syrup if it's not sweet enought! Remove it from the stove and grab your favorite valentine molds….or any type of candy mold you might have. So….even if you don’t have a mold you can Still make candies! Hold on!
If you like Walnuts…
and I do, chop the walnuts and sprinkle them in the candy molds. Now pour the chocolate in the molds over the nuts. Feel free to add a few Goji berries and Cacao Nibs into the chocolate molds.
Hint: Don’t have candy molds? Thats okay! Place a piece of parchment on your favorite baking sheet and pour the chocolate on the parchment. When it hardens break it up like chocolate bark! Refrigerate or freeze until everything has hardened!
White Chocolate Love
- Dairy free White Baking Chocolate Chips (1 cup)
- Coconut Oil (2 tbsp.)
- Macadamia Nuts (1/4 cup)
White Chocolate…
Melts just the same as the cacao butter! Use a double boiler to melt the white chocolate. Feel free to add a bit of Coconut Oil to thin the chocolate out a bit. While the chocolate melts, we chop the Macadamia nuts!
Sprinkle the nuts
Into the molds and pour the chocolate over the nuts. Now into the fridge or freezer until it hardens.
Happy Valentine’s my Sweet Steemian Friends!
Everything is boxed up, I’ve attached my Valentine Cards…off we go to share a bit of Valentine Love!
I hope you’ll take a moment to share a kind word with someone close by. A simple smile may make their day brighter! Thanks for stopping in today, in fact every day!
And as always, blessings to you all!
Here you again making me hungry and drooling all over the keyboard with your delicious recipes. Not cool, lady, not cool at all. hehe
That really looks delicious and I am sure it did bring a smile to someone face after they tried it.
Thank for sharing it with us, have a great day. :)
Now, as hard as you work you certainly enjoy a bit of chocolate once in a while, lol! Now you have a special recipe and you can do this!! Thank you friend, I appreciate your sweet uplifting words, made me smile!!
I sure can and I sure will. hehe When I do make it I will make a post about it for sure. :)
You are more than welcome. I am glad it brought a smile to your face. :)
These are really some beautiful treats that look scrumptious!! Thank you for always sharing your wonderful recipes and ideas with us! I hope you had an amazing Valentines Day :)
You are so sweet @crosheille! Thank you! I hope you too had a wonderful day. I know you're staying away from sugar these days! I'll try to make some treats you can enjoy!
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Awww, thank you @themadcurator! I hope you enjoyed the chocolates! So glad you stopped by :)
How I wish I was your neighbour, these look divine my friend, you are such a sweetie, sure you made their day!
I wish you were too, although we would really create such trouble in the kitchen...cooking all the time, lol! Thank you for your sweet comment, you're an amazing friend!
Love your heart! These chocolates look perfect too. Happy Valentine’s Day to the Bird residence :)
Some day I'll be able to give these treats to you! I know it! You're the best, Happy Valentines to you and hubby in beautiful Paradise!
Can’t wait :)
Oh my goodness, this is so sweet, not only because of the taste and looks, but also for the message that comes with it. I totally agree, Valentine's Day is a perfect time to share love with others, especially those who are elderly and alone. It must of been such a lovely surprise for them when they opened the door and here you were with a box of homemade chocolates. God bless you my Dear and Happy Valentine's Day. Sorry for the delay, I was with the little rascals 🌸💖🌸
oh, you are so lucky to have spent the day with the little guys! I am so jealous, although we do facetime each day it's just NOT the same, sigh. So I guess I just had to share the love with the neighbors, lol They were surprised, I do worry about some of them. I though this might brighten their day. Thank you sweet friend, your kind words made my day! God bless you and your family! ox OH btw.....I adore your new hair cut! You look absolutely fabulous, yikes! I saw it on insta yesterday but didn't have time to comment! Wow, simply beautiful!!! Do you like it?
I wish you could be with your little one more often; I can imagine how hard it must be! I see the boys at least once a week and at summertime even twice. But I wish I would live walking distance from my daughter's place so I could see them even more often.
And sorry about your neighbours, but at least they have you there. But try not to worry, because there is nothing more you can do, except call for help if something serious would happen. Right now you shine your love and light and that is what God wants you to do.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your compliment, you are too sweet my Dear. I really like my hair this way, because it's easier to mange and I do like the look, but that was only after it was styled. Now is in the ponytail again. You know, I don;t look like that everyday......... I used to back in the day, when I had energy and no pain, lol.
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