Coffee n' Nibs Chocolate Bars. Homemade Sweets
Last minute Valentine's Day treats can be spectacular...and exceptionally easy. This was my thought process as I impulsively bought a bag of chocolate baking chips today, the day before Valentine's Day, to make something nice with. I flipped through some cook books, passing over chocolate mousse and chocolate tart recipes due to the long list of ingredients. No energy for that right now. I wanted something with chocolate, just chocolate, and mostly chocolate as the ingredients. Nothing fancy, you know. Rarely does chocolate need much to make it delicious.
I actually thought it was Valentine's Day today, don't ask me why, but either way, either day, you could make this quick chocolatey treat within 30 minutes and be a superstar lover.
I just got back from traveling for a month in Hawaii, and brought back some raw cocoa beans and coffee grown on the Hilo side of the Big Island. With these in mind, I crushed both types of beans in my heavy duty mortar and pestle and sprinkled the crumbs over a layer of melted chocolate to make some super simple and satisfying dessert. Why buy a chocolate bar when you can do it yourself and make that special someone (could be a friend or yourself too!) feel extra loved?
Here's to love. To love of another, to love of yourself. To the love of chocolate, for goodness sake.
