Craving chocolate? If you weren’t before, surely you will be after reading this recipe for chocolate coconut bars!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 3/4 cup coconut oil (divided into 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup)
• 1/4 cup monk fruit sweetener
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 4 oz. Bakers™ unsweetened chocolate
• 4 oz Bakers™ semisweet chocolate

Directions:

1. Warm 1/2 cup coconut oil.
2. Place coconut, monk fruit, salt and oil in blender.  Blend until smooth.
3. Spread into a 9×5 (approximate size) container lined with parchment paper or foil.  Freeze for 15 minutes.
4. Melt chocolate and add 1/4 cup of coconut oil.  Spread on top of frozen coconut and freeze for 30-40 minutes.
5. Take out of pan and foil and cut using rocker knife.

RED KETTLE COOK TIP: Bars cut better with the coconut side down.