Make The Easiest Homemade Chocolate Bars With Just 3 Ingredients

For those of us with a massive sweet tooth, chocolate is just about the closest thing you can get to an ultimate treat. Unfortunately, chocolate is quite pricey in 2024, especially if you're looking at artisanal chocolate or options from famous brands that use high-quality ingredients. And considering how expensive they can get, chocolate must be difficult to make, right? Well, no! While it won't be able to compete with a bar of genuine Swiss chocolate, you can have sweet and decadent homemade chocolate in about an hour or two, using only three ingredients.

First, you need cocoa powder as the flavor base for your chocolate. Then, a bit of coconut oil to make the chocolate glisten and help stabilize it at room temperature (it'll keep the chocolate from melting). Last but not least, a dash of a natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup to balance out the bitterness of the cocoa. That's it — no fancy equipment or tempering required. With this easy recipe, you can whip up a batch of custom chocolate bars in less time than it takes to run to the store!

You might be wondering how this simple 3-ingredient recipe compares to traditional bean-to-bar chocolate-making. While it's true that artisanal chocolatiers spend hours roasting and processing cocoa beans, our fast homemade version delivers a surprisingly similar taste and texture. You still have a silken-smooth bar of candy that remains stable at room temperature, and, of course, the deep chocolatey flavor that we all know and love.

The beauty of this recipe really lies in its simplicity. Start by melting coconut oil, then stir in raw cocoa powder and your chosen sweetener until the mixture is smooth and pourable. Voila! You've just made chocolate.

To turn this sweet fudge into candy bars, simply pour it into molds. Don't worry if you don't have fancy chocolate molds — an ordinary ice cube tray works perfectly. Pop them in the fridge, and in about an hour, you'll have some homemade luxury treats ready to savor.

As timeless as the old-fashioned chocolate flavor is, a change of pace (or in this case, flavor) is appreciated from time to time. You can spice things up with some flavor variations! There are many ideas to try, but these variations shouldn't add more than a few seconds to the chocolate mixing stage.

Let's start with everyone's favorite: milk chocolate. Simply stir in either milk powder or condensed milk to your base mixture, and you've got a creamy treat (for a dairy-free version, use plant milk powder). Adjust the sweetness to your liking by adding more cocoa powder if needed. Beside this classic, there's mint chocolate, which can be created with a few drops of peppermint extract. And if you want to give your chocolate a nice crunch, chop up some nuts like almonds and pecans then scatter them into the mix before you chill to make nutty chocolate.

And here's a pro tip if you want to make these chocolates for a special someone: divide your initial chocolate mix into several containers, flavoring each one differently. Once chilled, you'll have a homemade assortment of chocolate bars that'll make a thoughtful and impressive gift — all without breaking the bank at a chocolatier!