Cuori d'Amore
 
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
 
Grain free love bites filled with strawberry coconut cream that is truly to die for! Make these for the loves of your life.
Author:
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 1 dozen
Ingredients
  • Cuori d' Amore (Love Hearts0
  • 1 cup smooth almond butter
  • ⅓ c apple sauce
  • ¾ maple syrup
  • 1 egg
  • ½ c sifted cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ c chocolate chips (heaping)
  • Coconut Strawberry Whipped Cream
  • 1 can full fat coconut milk (refrigerate overnight)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TBL honey
  • ⅜ c strawberry jam
Instructions
  1. For the chocolate love hearts:
  2. Preheat oven to 350°
  3. In a large mixing bowl add the almond butter, apple sauce, maple syrup, and vanilla and beat with a hand mixer until well combined.
  4. Add the egg and mix on medium speed another few minutes.
  5. Add the cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and mix for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Mix the chocolate chips in with a spatula.
  7. You can use a regular muffin tin lined with cupcake papers or your favorite heart mold.
  8. Bake for 14-15 minutes, or until done in the middle.
  9. For the Whipped Cream:
  10. Skim the top of the coconut cream, leaving the water at the bottom. You can save the water for soups or smoothies.
  11. Add to a medium mixing bowl with the vanilla and honey and beat on high with a hand mixer.
  12. Scrape the bowl, then gently fold in the strawberry jam.
  13. * I used a non-stick heart mold, then scooped out the middle and filled them with the strawberry cream. Decorate as you wish.
  14. * Makes 12 hearts/cupcakes
Recipe by Healthy Cooking Daily at https://healthycookingdaily.com/2017/02/cuori-damore/