Dark chocolate newbies repeat after me.
“Milk chocolate wishes it were dark chocolate.”
Yup, that Hershey Bar sitting in your pantry awaiting the S’more treatment? Total cacao envy.
And what the dark stuff brings in health benefits it also more than delivers in taste.
The just sweet enough, bitter balance of a 72% or 86% cacao chocolate square satisfies me every time. And most surprisingly, a smaller portion is all it takes. Um yeah – I’m now the girl who actually puts the second Ghirardelli square back in the bag. Very rarely around here is it a “two square” kinda night.
Dark chocolate takes some getting used to, but if you buy the right brand, that happens fast.
Lastly, the type of dark chocolate you choose makes a big difference, so do your homework. “Dutching” was a new term for me. For a rundown on best and worst brands, The Healthy Eater has you covered.
My own research led me to Ghirardelli and Lindt. I most enjoy Ghirardelli 86% cacao, finding anything with a higher cacao concentration bitter beyond what I define as a pleasurable eating experience.
Today is one of those days – a Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Round* kind of day. 10 minutes to prep, another 10 to freeze. And voila!
Sunday night Game of Thrones snack in full effect.
Enjoy!
*Original recipe courtesy Diet Doctor, Salty Chocolate Treat.
Rebecca’s Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Rounds
1 3.5 oz package of Ghirardelli 72% cacao
1 tbsp dry roasted pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp sunflower seeds
4 whole almonds, sliced
1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
Melt chocolate on stovetop. Pour 1 tablespoon melted chocolate into 1 muffin cup (should have enough melted chocolate to fill six muffin cups). Add 1/2 tsp each of the seeds, almonds, and coconut flakes. Add 1/2 tsp of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and coconut flakes. Sprinkle with sea salt. Freeze 10 minutes. Enjoy!
MFP entry: Rebecca’s Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Rounds
Rebecca Walden 
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Wouldn’t that be something! For now just trying to make sense of what I eat and how to strike that healthy/delish balance! Thank you for the kind words.
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Thanks Rebecca for a great Migraine-friendly treat. I’m going to make mine even more Migraine-friendly and swap out those sunflower seeds for pepitas (pumpkin seeds) which are naturally high in magnesium. Both of the chocolates you suggest are free from migraine-triggering additives and as there’s no evidence that pure chocolate and cocoa trigger migraines we can all have a little treat. Bravo 💜💜💜
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You’ve just taught me something I didn’t know! I don’t think I’ve ever had a migraine as I understand the symptoms are such that if you’re having one, there is no doubt. That said, headaches are the worst and if this is a friendly treat by virtue of its ingredients, hooray! Thanks for sharing all this great info!
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The great thing about Migraine-friendly food is that it’s packed full of goodness that we all could use a little extra of. I don’t think it’s one of those things we need to reserve only for those who suffer 😉
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