11 Chocolate Pinterest Desserts To Get The Doc Off Your Back

No butter? No problem.

1. Chickpea Cookies

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Don’t worry, they taste better than they sound!

Ingredients:

1¼ cups canned chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel

2 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup + 2 tbsp (165 grams) natural peanut butter, SunButter Natural or almond butter - room temperature

¼ cup (80 grams) honey (commenters have used agave and maple syrup with success!)

1 tsp baking powder

a pinch of salt if your peanut butter doesn’t have salt in it

½ cup (90 grams) chocolate chips (use vegan and dairy-free chocolate chips, if needed)

Recipe here

2. Healthy Nutella

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The spread that makes anything instantly better.

Ingredients:

2 cups raw hazelnuts (240g)

1 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp xylitol, or sugar, or pure maple syrup

pinch stevia, or 1 tbsp additional sugar

1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt

optional: 2 tsp oil (for extra smoothness, but it’s still very smooth if you leave out the oil)

1/2 cup milk of choice

Recipe here

3. Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream

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Step aside, Ben & Jerry.

Ingredients:

4 bananas, just slightly overripe (brown spots good, completely black not so good)

2 tbsp creamy peanut butter (optional – thus 2 ingredient ice cream)

2 tsp cocoa powder (Dutch process), (optional – thus 2 or 3 ingredient ice cream depending on peanut butter)

Recipe here

4. Raw CC Cookie Dough Bites

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Eat the batter, don’t get a tummy ache! Genius.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup raw cashews

1/3 cup oats

2 tbsp Agave

1 tbsp Maple Syrup (Omit and use Agave to preserve true Raw Status if you care)

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/4 cup Chocolate Chips (or to preserve true raw status, take 2 Tbsp Raw Cocoa Powder and add 1 Tbsp Agave, optional dash of vanilla extract, whisk and blend. Spread into a thin layer on wax or parchment paper, freeze. Take frozen chocolate off parchment and crumble the shreds into the mixture as your raw “chips”.)

Recipe here

5. Paleo Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

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For when you’ve overdosed on those lava crunch cakes from Domino’s. You know what I’m talking about.

Ingredients:

4 oz Semi-Sweet or Bittersweet chocolate

½ tsp Vanilla Extract

1/8 tsp Salt

2 tbsp Sugar/Sucanat (Muscovado Sugar is especially tasty here)

1 tsp Coconut Flour

2 tsp Cacao Powder

2 eggs

4 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil (plus a little more for greasing the ramekins)

Recipe here

6. Black Bean Avocado Brownies

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Don’t knock it ‘till you try it.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp flaxseeds

2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk

1 - 15oz can low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 medium to large ripe avocado

1 tbsp vanilla

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling

1/2 tsp coconut oil

Recipe here

7. Whole Wheat Double Chocolate Avocado Muffins

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Who knew avocados were such great multitaskers?

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour

1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

1 cup cocoa powder

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup cane sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 large avocado

1 1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup plain yogurt (not Greek)

2 eggs

1 cup 70% dark chocolate (chips or chopped)

1 tbsp grapefruit zest, optional

12 small squares of chocolate, to garnish

sea salt, for garnish

Recipe here

8. Chocolate Fudge Yogurt Cookies

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Ahh, yet another use for greek yogurt.

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 ½ cup powdered sugar

1 ¼ cup greek yogurt, you can add a little more if you feel the dough is too thick

1 ½ cup flour

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla powder or extract

A pinch of salt

1 cup chocolate chips

2 tsp sea salt

Recipe here

9. Raw Chocolate Covered Banana Bites

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Because you’ve always wanted a Bluth Family Frozen Banana.

Ingredients:

3-4 ripe bananas (not too ripe because they don’t work as well when they are too soft)

3/4 cup coconut oil, warmed to turn from solid to liquid

3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp raw cocoa powder

3 1/2 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup

pinch of sea salt

Recipe here

10. Avocado Chocolate Cookies

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How ridiculously good do these look?

Ingredients:

100 g. (3/4 cup) avocado flesh (very ripe, but not brown)

½ cup (120mL) coconut sugar

1 egg

½ cup (120mL) dark cocoa powder

50 g. dark chocolate chunks

½ tsp baking soda

Recipe here

11. Banana Oat Greek Yogurt CC Muffins

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For a healthy breakfast chocolate kick.

Ingredients:

1 cup plain greek yogurt

2 ripe bananas

2 eggs

2 cups rolled oats (old fashioned or quick)

¼ cup brown sugar

1½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ cup chocolate chips, mini or regular

Recipe here